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English
Etymology
From Latin quid (“what”). Cognate with Dutch kwedelen.
Pronunciation
Verb
quiddle (third-person singular simple present quiddles, present participle quiddling, simple past and past participle quiddled)
- (intransitive, rare) To talk nonsense or speak vaguely, to waffle
He couldn't stop quiddling about the weather.
- (intransitive, rare) To spend or waste time in trifling employments, or to attend to useful subjects in a trifling superficial manner.
References
The Imperial Dictionary 1883