How to Use noodle in a Sentence

noodle

1 of 2 noun
Definition of noodlenext
Synonyms for noodlenext
  • Serve with steamed rice or noodles and a pile of fresh herbs.
    — Kim Sunée, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Mar. 2023
  • Dip the thick, chewy noodles into the bowl of hot soup and slurp up all the goodness.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 29 Apr. 2023
  • At a tent in front of the House of Iran, Mehdi Moein served ash reshte, or noodle soup.
    — Mike Freeman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2023
  • Girl dinner is fries for the table and a lil bowl of noodles.
    — Savannah Smith, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2023
  • The recipe is loaded with three cheeses, sour cream, egg noodles, and hearty ground round.
    — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2023
  • Put all three of these sauces on noodles, pizza and even ice cream!
    — Minhae Shim Roth, Good Housekeeping, 6 July 2023
  • That’s noodles, pork, herbs and bean sprouts in each bite, with pho broth and hoisin and Sriracha sauce on the side, for dipping.
    — Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Drain noodles in a strainer and rinse with cold water to cool.
    — Melissa Oyler, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
  • The fresh noodles cook in a flash in the skillet right alongside the vegetables.
    — Becky Krystal, Washington Post, 13 Apr. 2024
  • And its Pad Thai noodle dish is one of the restaurant's No. 1 sellers, Lee said.
    — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 28 Feb. 2023
  • Some people make this dish with noodle dumplings, which are flat strips of dough cooked in the soup, rather than on top of it.
    — Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 23 Feb. 2024
  • The kitchen, under the watch of chef-owner Hua Wang, makes its own liang pi, wheat-flour noodles.
    — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 20 Feb. 2024
  • Guests first choose either rice, noodles or greens as a base.
    — The Arizona Republic, 4 Mar. 2024
  • The nostalgic noodles are sold in the classic blue box or Easy Mac cups in packs of four.
    — Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 29 Nov. 2023
  • The twist would be better with less coconut soda in the ragu and more cooking time for the noodles.
    — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 22 Sep. 2023
  • And good news for those who love soups and Italian foods: This spork can pick up pasta and noodles.
    — Kevin Cortez, Popular Mechanics, 14 Apr. 2023
  • Inside a tortilla are noodles, beef, herbs and bean sprouts, all which get a bath in the deep fryer.
    — Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 27 Aug. 2023
  • The recipe for the noodles and seasoning is not changing, the brand confirmed in a press release.
    — Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 27 Oct. 2023
  • Begin the day with rice dumplings wrapped in bamboo leaves and peanut sesame noodles at the Palais de Chine Hotel.
    — Laura Manske, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Party trays range from $38 to $72 with noodle, rice and meat options.
    — Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 23 Mar. 2024
  • Turmeric and saffron tint the rice and noodles golden, and raisins add a touch of sweetness.
    — Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2023
  • Meanwhile add the noodles to the boiling water and boil for 3 minutes.
    — cleveland, 15 Aug. 2023
  • Billed as phở pâté, the first course is seasoned like the Vietnamese noodle soup with five-spice powder and cilantro and scooped up with crullers.
    — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 22 Sep. 2023
  • Try it in a delish eggplant parm or lasagna (in place of noodles, obvs).
    — Women's Health, 16 Aug. 2023
  • The noodles, shipped to him by his subscribers, are intensely spicy.
    — Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2024
  • The noodles used in the ramen, which Carlisle said used to cost about 30 cents per serving, have almost doubled in price.
    — Jessica Rodriguez, Journal Sentinel, 3 July 2023
  • There’s a short menu of soups, noodles, stir fries, curries and papaya salad.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2023
  • Think of it like lasagna but with spaghetti noodles instead of pasta sheets.
    — Bhg Test Kitchen, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 July 2023
  • Foie gras appears in both a rice dish with gold queen rice and mushrooms and a noodle dish with anchovy and seaweed.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 31 May 2023
  • Cook until noodles are al dente (cooked through but slightly firm) and liquid has been absorbed, about 8 to 9 minutes.
    — Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press, 6 Apr. 2024
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noodle

2 of 2 verb
  • It's a thought I've been noodling around with for some time.
  • The fish will go down as one of the biggest fish ever noodled.
    — Sage Marshall, Field & Stream, 28 June 2023
  • That's just long enough to cook the chicken breast strips and to get the rice noodles al dente in the chicken broth and coconut milk base.
    — Kristy Alpert, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 June 2023
  • The boy noodled with seashells as his grandfather cast.
    — Sarah A. Topol Glenna Gordon, New York Times, 7 July 2023
  • Strain noodles and rinse with cold water to keep them from sticking, and transfer them to a medium-large bowl.
    — Elyssa Goldberg, Bon Appétit, 16 Feb. 2023
  • Layer lasagna noodles into the bottom of a 13-x-9-inch glass baking dish rubbed with olive oil and cut garlic.
    — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 29 July 2023
  • Use the sides to hang rings and rackets, and store pool noodles upright where bats or hockey sticks would typically go.
    — Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Apr. 2023
  • There are some fresh and intriguing chord sequences in this song, but also some noodling, aimless ones that don’t really land.
    — David Pogue, Scientific American, 16 Jan. 2018
  • But Mercury in retrograde will have your noggin' noodling a little more than usual.
    — Korin Miller, Women's Health, 20 Apr. 2023
  • Asparagus, mushrooms, edamame and silken tofu help bulk up the soup, but for more staying power, add brown rice ramen noodles to the pot during the last few minutes of cooking.
    — Tina Martinez, Good Housekeeping, 10 Mar. 2023
  • For the past 70-plus years, Lotus has been noodling around in Norfolk, England, building the sort of cars whose simplicity and purity are admired by many and purchased by few.
    — Elana Scherr, Car and Driver, 10 July 2023
  • Anyone can noodle without structure, but Ayler turned his whirlwind fervor into a form in itself.
    — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2022
  • The good news is these apps aren’t new anymore, and research and professionals have had time to noodle over whether online therapy is worth recommending.
    — Colleen Stinchcombe, Woman's Day, 30 Jan. 2020
  • Shortly into their relationship, David started noodling around with tinctures and oils to create his own fragrances.
    — Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2023
  • And these are facets that get lost in the kidnapping and in philosophical noodling about circles that nobody can deliver convincingly.
    — Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 July 2023
  • In spite of its haute backbone, there’s a sly playfulness in Suragan’s food: The egg noodles resemble instant ramen, the rice cake looks like an adorable orange and the oyster with an edible shell is simply fun to eat.
    — Cesar Hernandez, San Francisco Chronicle, 22 Mar. 2023
  • In 2015, tests found Nestle’s Maggi instant noodles unsafe and hazardous for human consumption.
    — Mimansa Verma, Quartz, 18 Apr. 2023
  • And yet, time spent searching, noodling, and browsing online tends to feel narrow and airless, like being led toward an unforeseeable, and too often, regrettable conclusion.
    — Suzannah Showler, WIRED, 3 Oct. 2023
  • Shirataki noodles Shirataki noodles are translucent Japanese noodles that come from a plant native to Asia.
    — Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping, 3 June 2023
  • Noodles are often made in-house using wheat, egg, and kansui, an alkaline mineral water that gives ramen noodles their color, flavor, and texture (buoyant and stretchy).
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 29 Apr. 2023
  • It's a thought I've been noodling around with for some time.
  • The fish will go down as one of the biggest fish ever noodled.
    — Sage Marshall, Field & Stream, 28 June 2023
  • That's just long enough to cook the chicken breast strips and to get the rice noodles al dente in the chicken broth and coconut milk base.
    — Kristy Alpert, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 June 2023
  • The boy noodled with seashells as his grandfather cast.
    — Sarah A. Topol Glenna Gordon, New York Times, 7 July 2023
  • Strain noodles and rinse with cold water to keep them from sticking, and transfer them to a medium-large bowl.
    — Elyssa Goldberg, Bon Appétit, 16 Feb. 2023
  • Layer lasagna noodles into the bottom of a 13-x-9-inch glass baking dish rubbed with olive oil and cut garlic.
    — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 29 July 2023
  • Use the sides to hang rings and rackets, and store pool noodles upright where bats or hockey sticks would typically go.
    — Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Apr. 2023
  • There are some fresh and intriguing chord sequences in this song, but also some noodling, aimless ones that don’t really land.
    — David Pogue, Scientific American, 16 Jan. 2018
  • But Mercury in retrograde will have your noggin' noodling a little more than usual.
    — Korin Miller, Women's Health, 20 Apr. 2023
  • Asparagus, mushrooms, edamame and silken tofu help bulk up the soup, but for more staying power, add brown rice ramen noodles to the pot during the last few minutes of cooking.
    — Tina Martinez, Good Housekeeping, 10 Mar. 2023

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