tiddle

verb

tid·​dle

ˈtidᵊl

tiddled; tiddled; tiddling

-d(ᵊ)liŋ

; tiddles

intransitive verb

1

: potter, fidget

2

chiefly New England : seesaw, teeter

transitive verb

dialectal, chiefly England : to rear or care for with excessive solicitude : cosset, pamper

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