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Meaning of 'fiddle' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Fiddle [ n.]
- A stringed instrument of music played with a bow; a violin; a kit.
- A kind of dock (Rumex pulcher) with fiddle-shaped leaves; -- called also fiddle dock.
- A rack or frame of bars connected by strings, to keep table furniture in place on the cabin table in bad weather.
2 . Fiddle [ v. i.]
- To play on a fiddle.
- To keep the hands and fingers actively moving as a fiddler does; to move the hands and fingers restlessy or in busy idleness; to trifle.
3 . Fiddle [ v. t.]
- To play (a tune) on a fiddle.

Meaning of 'fiddle' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . fiddle [ v]
Meaning (1):
- try to fix or mend
Example in sentence:
  • Can you tinker with the T.V. set--it's not working right;
  • She always fiddles with her van on the weekend
Meaning (2):
- manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination
Example in sentence:
  • Don't fiddle with the screws;
  • He played with the idea of running for the Senate;
  • She played nervously with her wedding ring
Meaning (3):
- play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly
Example in sentence:
  • Someone tampered with the documents on my desk;
  • The reporter fiddle with the facts
Meaning (4):
- avoid (one's assigned duties)
Example in sentence:
  • The derelict soldier shirked his duties
Meaning (5):
- commit fraud and steal from one's employer
Example in sentence:
  • We found out that she had been fiddling for years
Meaning (6):
- play on a violin
Example in sentence:
  • Zuckerman fiddled that song very nicely

Nearby Words:

fid fidalgo fiddle-faddle fiddle-shaped fiddled fiddledeedee fiddler fiddlestick fiddlestring fiddlewood

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