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Meaning of whiddle | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. To inform on someone.
    slang
  2. To shine.
    obsolete

Examples

“He said he only wanted one thing — if I'd chuck Gursey out again, in case he went whiddling to the colonel.”
“Old Noll is whiddling bright, / The dull world is asleep, / 'Tis a high spiced Toby night, / Let's in our saddles leap; […]”
“OLIVER WHIDDLES: The moon shines. According to his physical description in the Black Books, Oliver whiddled on Hugh Smith's left arm.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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