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tweedle
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As a verb, tweedle means twiddle. As a noun, it means a sound of the kind made by a fiddle.
Meanings of tweedle
14 meaningsverb
To twiddle.
UKslangTo sell fake jewellery as genuine.
To make a shrill or trilling sound
To say in a high-pitched voice.
To trifle or play.
To go; to proceed without much enthusiasm.
of two peopleTo move or speak in unison (like Tweedledum and Tweedledee)
Sing in modulation
Similar: chirpPlay negligently on a musical instrument
Entice through the use of music
Older and rare meanings (2)
obsoleteTo handle lightly; said with reference to awkward playing on a fiddle.
obsoleteTo influence as if by fiddling; to coax; to allure.
noun
A sound of the kind made by a fiddle.
UKslangA confidence trick in which fake jewellery is sold as genuine.
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).