Transitive Verbs That End in DLE

Explore 97 verified English transitive verbs ending with the suffix -DLE, including Middle, Handle, Candle, Needle, Bundle, Idle and Saddle. Useful for clear sentence construction and active voice writing and rhyming patterns, browse these action words that take a direct object below or study direct object patterns and examples in our verb grammar guide.

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Starts with A
1 words
addle
bundle
bridle
befuddle
brindle
backpaddle
buddle
bemuddle
begirdle
broddle
bestraddle
candle
cradle
cuddle
coddle
curdle
caudle
comeddle
condiddle
crowdle
doodle
dawdle
diddle
dandle
didle
enkindle
engirdle
encradle
enfuddle
fiddle
fondle
fuddle
faddle
griddle
girdle
guddle
handle
hurdle
huddle
heddle
Starts with I
1 words
idle
Starts with K
1 words
kindle
Starts with L
1 words
ladle
middle
muddle
mishandle
manhandle
mollycoddle
needle
noodle
noddle
nurdle
overhandle
offsaddle
outhandle
paddle
puddle
panhandle
peddle
piddle
pumphandle
paradiddle
prehandle
riddle
rekindle
ruddle
rehandle
reddle
raddle
resaddle
repuddle
saddle
straddle
spindle
swindle
swaddle
stickhandle
spraddle
staddle
spuddle
spaddle
spandle
studdle
sindle
scaddle
trundle
twiddle
treadle
tweedle
trindle
unbundle
unsaddle
unriddle
unbridle
unswaddle
Starts with W
2 words
wheedle
windle

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