noodle

noo•dle nood-l –noun 1. An urban dance, originating in the southeastern region on the US, in which dancers move their bodies about freely, giving the illusion that their limbs are flimsy like noodles –verb (used without object) 2. Formal. to dance or move in a noodle-like way 3. Informal. to move in a noodle-like way in the presence of another object –verb (used with object) 4. Informal. to move or lead in a noodle-like way 5. Informal to fill (a period of time) with noodling (often fol. by away, through, etc.) Related Forms: nood•ler noo-dler –noun 1. a person, animal, or thing that noodles, esp. as a dancer nood•ling noo-dling –adjective 1. considered as a person who can or does noodle or something that noodles 2. used for or as an aid in noodling –noun 3. the act or action of a person or thing that noodles