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noodle (3)

noo·dle [ nd'l ] (past and past participle noo·dled, present participle noo·dling, 3rd person present singular noo·dles)


transitive and intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
improvise as warm-up: to improvise on a musical instrument in a random meandering fashion, often in order to warm up ( slang )

[Mid-19th century. Probably from likening such playing to the disorganized appearance of a dish of noodles]
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