quiddle

== English == === Etymology === From Latin quid (“what”). Cognate with Dutch kwedelen. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkwɪdəl/ Rhymes: -ɪdəl === 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 (intransitive, rare) To spend or waste time in trifling employments, or to attend to useful subjects in a trifling superficial manner. ==== Derived terms ==== === References === The Imperial Dictionary 1883