fiddling Meaning, Definition & Usage
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verb avoid (one's assigned duties)
goldbrick; shrink from; shirk; fiddle.
- The derelict soldier shirked his duties
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verb commit fraud and steal from one's employer
fiddle.
- We found out that she had been fiddling for years
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verb play the violin or fiddle
fiddle.
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verb play on a violin
fiddle.
- Zuckerman fiddled that song very nicely
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verb manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination
diddle; toy; fiddle; play.
- She played nervously with her wedding ring
- Don't fiddle with the screws
- He played with the idea of running for the Senate
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verb play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly
tamper; fiddle; monkey.
- Someone tampered with the documents on my desk
- The reporter fiddle with the facts
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verb try to fix or mend
tinker; fiddle.
- Can you tinker with the T.V. set--it's not working right
- She always fiddles with her van on the weekend
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adjective satellite (informal) small and of little importance
little; petty; footling; piffling; niggling; trivial; piddling; picayune; lilliputian.
- a fiddling sum of money
- a footling gesture
- our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war
- a little (or small) matter
- a dispute over niggling details
- limited to petty enterprises
- piffling efforts
- giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction