What does tweedle mean?
Definitions for tweedle
twee·dle
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word tweedle.
Princeton's WordNet
tweedle, chirpverb
sing in modulation
tweedleverb
play negligently on a musical instrument
tweedleverb
entice through the use of music
Wiktionary
tweedleverb
to twist
tweedleverb
(mistakenly?) to twiddle
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To Tweedleverb
To handle lightly. It seems in the following passage misprinted for wheedle.
A fidler brought in with him a body of lusty young fellows, whom he had tweedled into the service. Addison.
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tweedle
Tweedle is a term often used to refer to a low, continuous, humming or buzzing sound. It is also seen in Lewis Carroll's "Through the Looking Glass", where it is used as a surname for two characters, Tweedledum and Tweedledee. However, it does not have a concrete or universally accepted meaning, and may be used playfully or creatively in different contexts.
Webster Dictionary
Tweedleverb
to handle lightly; -- said with reference to awkward fiddling; hence, to influence as if by fiddling; to coax; to allure
Tweedleverb
to twist
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Tweedle
twē′dl, v.t. to handle lightly: (obs.) to wheedle.—v.i. to wriggle.—n. a sound such as is made by a fiddle—hence the humorous formations Tweedledum, Tweedledee, used to indicate distinctions that are the slightest possible. [Perh. a variant of twiddle; also confused with wheedle.]
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
TWEEDLE
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Tweedle is ranked #55841 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Tweedle surname appeared 367 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Tweedle.
80.3% or 295 total occurrences were White.
12.2% or 45 total occurrences were Black.
4.9% or 18 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
1.9% or 7 total occurrences were of two or more races.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of tweedle in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of tweedle in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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