noodling

noun — 2 senses

noodling

noun

1

The practice and sport of fishing for catfish using the bare hands.

2

Musical improvisation.

Unlike Basie's increasingly repetitious piano noodlings, Young's melodic gestures had a way of staying fresh and inventive.1991, Gunther Schuller, The swing era: the development of jazz, 1930-1945:

Derived terms: noodler
Related terms: noodle, catfisting

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