ca·noo·dle \kəˈnüdəl\verb (canoodled ; canoodled ; canoodling \-d(ə)liŋ\ ; canoodles) Etymology: perhaps from English dialect canoodle, n., donkey, fool, silly lovemaker, perhaps alteration of noodle (blockhead) intransitive verb : pet, caress, fondle < the best way of dealing with lovers … found canoodling in church doors — Bruce Marshall > transitive verb : to persuade by or as if by caresses