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noodle
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noodle around
to wander around; to fiddle around with something. I couldn't find the instructions so I spent the afternoon noodling around, trying to find out how it worked. I noodled around until I found the right address.
See also: around

noodle over something

Inf. to think about something. Let's noodle over this problem for a bit and discuss it at our next meeting.

use one's head and use one's noggin; use one's noodle

Fig. to use one's own intelligence. (The words noggin and noodle are slang terms for "head.") You can do better in math if you'll just use your head. Jane uses her noggin and gets things done correctly and on time. Yes, she sure knows how to use her noodle.
See also: head, use
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Upcoming Science, Nature and technology programs on KNME Public Television "Okie Noodling II" 7 p.
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Sticking to their more well-known tunes, Donald Fagen was in fine voice with henchman Walter Becker noodling away on the guitar with all the technique of a renaissance painter.
STEELY DAN; live reviews by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
 
 
 
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