1. noodling - Noun
2. noodling - Verb
(uncountable) The practice and sport of fishing for catfish using the bare hands.
(countable) Musical improvisation.
noodling
present participle of noodle
I just finished a novel, and I'm back kind of noodling on the screenplays. Screenplays are tough. I am making music, I'm just not sure what kind of music it is or where it's going. Michael Nesmith
Most people learn to improvise on their own, listening to records, endless hours of noodling on their instrument in the bedroom with all their spare time. That's traditionally how people learn. Gary Burton
I can't take any more white boys noodling around on their guitars. Gene Ween
From the time I could play the piano, I remember trying to write tunes. They were in my head, and I would just sit down and start noodling. Next thing I knew, I had written a melody. Marvin Hamlisch
Gilmour, Barrett's replacement, later referred to those instrumentals as "that psychedelic noodling stuff", and with Waters cited 1971's Meddle as a turning-point towards what would be realised on the album. Source: Internet
Knowing they had a shared interest in duets, they started noodling around on their guitars and singing the classic “Long Black Veil.” Source: Internet