1
: a food paste made usually with egg and shaped typically in ribbon form
2
: a buoyant, flexible cylinder of polyethylene foam used as an aid in swimming or staying afloat in water
Grasp the pool noodle with hands about shoulder-width apart, then extend arms straight out in front of you on the water's surface …—
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Good Housekeeping
noodled; noodling
ˈnüd-liŋ,
ˈnü-dᵊl-iŋ
: to improvise on an instrument in an informal or desultory manner
Synonyms
Noun (1)
- airhead
- birdbrain
- blockhead
- bonehead
- bubblehead
- chowderhead
- chucklehead
- clodpoll
- clodpole
- clot [British]
- cluck
- clunk
- cretin
- cuddy [British dialect]
- cuddie
- deadhead
- dim bulb [slang]
- dimwit
- dip
- dodo
- dolt
- donkey
- doofus [slang]
- dope
- dork [slang]
- dullard
- dum-dum
- dumbbell
- dumbhead
- dummkopf
- dummy
- dunce
- dunderhead
- fathead
- gander
- golem
- goof
- goon
- half-wit
- hammerhead
- hardhead
- idiot
- ignoramus
- imbecile
- jackass
- know-nothing
- knucklehead
- lamebrain
- loggerhead [chiefly dialect]
- loon
- lump
- lunkhead
- meathead
- mome [archaic]
- moron
- mug [chiefly British]
- mutt
- natural
- nimrod [slang]
- nincompoop
- ninny
- ninnyhammer
- nit [chiefly British]
- nitwit
- noddy
- numskull
- numbskull
- oaf
- pinhead
- prat [British]
- ratbag [chiefly Australian]
- saphead
- schlub [slang]
- shlub
- schnook [slang]
- simpleton
- stock
- stupe
- stupid
- thickhead
- turkey
- woodenhead
- yahoo
- yo-yo
Examples of noodle in a Sentence
Noun (1)
come in out of the rain, you silly noodle
since he's almost seven feet tall, it shouldn't be too difficult to spot his noodle in this crowd
Verb
He was just noodling around on the guitar.
It's a thought I've been noodling around with for some time.
Recent Examples on the WebMaureen O'Hare, CNN, 3 Aug. 2024
And, no, Canha smiled, the cuisine of choice was not Cincinnati’s famous spaghetti noodles topped with chili.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 2 Aug. 2024
For even more staff favorites, click here. August 2
Beat-the-heat cold noodles
Come summer, cold noodles are, give or take, 37% of my diet.
—The Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors, Bon Appétit, 2 Aug. 2024
But business- and first-class passengers will still get their noodles.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2024
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Noun
Leave a comment View Comments Over in Asia, instant noodles in hot water are the snack deemed so hazardous on Korean Air that they’re no longer being served to economy class passengers on long-haul flights (although prestige and first-class customers can still keep slurping).
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN, 3 Aug. 2024
And, no, Canha smiled, the cuisine of choice was not Cincinnati’s famous spaghetti noodles topped with chili.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 2 Aug. 2024
For even more staff favorites, click here. August 2
Beat-the-heat cold noodles
Come summer, cold noodles are, give or take, 37% of my diet.
—The Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors, Bon Appétit, 2 Aug. 2024
But business- and first-class passengers will still get their noodles.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2024
See all Example Sentences for noodle
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“Noodle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/noodle. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.
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