"whiddle" meaning in English

See whiddle in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: whiddles [present, singular, third-person], whiddling [participle, present], whiddled [participle, past], whiddled [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} whiddle (third-person singular simple present whiddles, present participle whiddling, simple past and past participle whiddled)
  1. (slang) To inform on someone. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-whiddle-en-verb-1oHG6MCU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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    {
      "form": "whiddled",
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    },
    {
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        {
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2003, Brian Penton, The Inheritors, page 475:",
          "text": "He said he only wanted one thing — if I'd chuck Gursey out again, in case he went whiddling to the colonel.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        "To inform on someone."
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        [
          "inform on",
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        "(slang) To inform on someone."
      ],
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        "slang"
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    },
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        "participle",
        "present"
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    },
    {
      "form": "whiddled",
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    },
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        "To inform on someone."
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        "(slang) To inform on someone."
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