tweedle

CIDE DICTIONARY

tweedle, v. t. [Cf. Twiddle.].

•  To handle lightly; -- said with reference to awkward fiddling; hence, to influence as if by fiddling; to coax; to allure.  [1913 Webster]

  "A fiddler brought in with him a body of lusty young fellows, whom he had tweedled into the service."  [1913 Webster]
•  To twist.  Halliwell.  [1913 Webster]

THESAURUS

tweedle

anthem, bagpipe, ballad, bay, beep, bell, blare, blast, blat, blow, blow a horn, blow the horn, bray, bugle, carillon, carol, chant, cheep, chip, chipper, chirm, chirp, chirrup, chitter, choir, chorus, clarion, croon, descant, do-re-mi, doodle, double-tongue, fanfare, fife, flourish of trumpets, flute, honk, hum, hymn, intonate, intone, lilt, lip, minstrel, peal, peep, pipe, psalm, quaver, roulade, serenade, shake, shriek, sing, sing in chorus, sol-fa, solmizate, sound, sound a tattoo, sound taps, squeal, tantara, tantarara, taps, tarantara, tattoo, tongue, toot, tootle, tremolo, trill, triple-tongue, troll, trumpet, trumpet blast, trumpet call, tweedledee, tweet, twit, twitter, vocalize, warble, whistle, wind, wind the horn, yodel

ROGET THESAURUS

tweedle

Touch

VB touch, feel, handle, finger, thumb, paw, fumble, grope, grabble, twiddle, tweedle, pass the fingers over, run the fingers over, manipulate, wield, throw out a feeler.

Musician

VB play, pipe, strike up, sweep the chords, tweedle, fiddle, strike the lyre, beat the drum, blow the horn, sound the horn, wind the horn, doodle, grind the organ, touch the guitar, thrum, strum, beat time, execute, perform, accompany, sing a second, play a second, compose, set to music, arrange, sing, chaunt, chant, hum, warble, carol, chirp, chirrup, lilt, purl, quaver, trill, shake, twitter, whistle, sol-fa, intone, have an ear for music, have a musical ear, have a correct ear.