tweedled
Made bird sounds
Tweedled is the past tense of tweedle, a verb that means to produce a series of high-pitched, warbling sounds, typically associated with birdsong or musical instruments like a flute or fiddle.
The word appears most famously in the phrase Tweedledee and Tweedledum, characters who differ only trivially.
To tweedle can also mean to coax or wheedle someone gently: She tweedled him into helping with the decorations.
Sang in wavering tones
- trilledSang with vibration
- chirpedMade small bird sounds
- sangVoiced a tune
- pipedTransmitted through tubes
whistled · lilted · hummed · caroled · melodized · serenaded · crooned · fluted
Meaningless words or actions
- whimsicalPlayfully fanciful or erratic
- AliceCommon female name
- rhymeMatching terminal sounds
- mirrorReflective viewing surface
contrary · nursery · absurd · playful · gibberish · fantastical · wordplay · paradox
Persuaded through flattery
- wheedledPersuaded through flattery
- persuadedLed to believe
- coaxedPersuaded through gentle urging
- sweet-talkedPersuaded through flattery
flattered · charmed · beguiled · enticed · inveigled · soft-soaped · buttered · manipulated
warbled
Sang in wavering tones
piped · whistled · lilted · hummed · caroled · melodized · serenaded · crooned · fluted · twittered
nonsense
Meaningless words or actions
mirror · contrary · nursery · absurd · playful · gibberish · fantastical · wordplay · paradox · twins
cajoled
Persuaded through flattery
sweet-talked · flattered · charmed · beguiled · enticed · inveigled · soft-soaped · buttered · manipulated · honeyed