See Also: fiddle 2, verb(dictionary)
fiddle(2)(dictionary)
fiddle(1)(dictionary)
fiddle(medicine)
fiddle-shaped(medicine)
fiddle 1, noun(dictionary)
fiddle-faddle(dictionary)
Fiddle - Sailing(gambling)
dare 1, verb, modal verb(dictionary)
paw 2, verb(dictionary)

fiddle 2, verb (oh)



2 v
[I] to keep moving and touching something, especially because you are bored or nervous
::Stop fiddling, will you!
::I sat and fiddled at the computer for a while.
fiddle with
::She was at her desk in the living room, fiddling with a deck of cards.
[T] BrE informal to give false information about something, in order to avoid paying money or to get extra money
::Bert had been fiddling his income tax for years.
fiddle the books
(=give false figures in a company's financial records)
[I] to play a violin
fiddle around phr v
to waste time doing unimportant things
fiddle around with [fiddle around with sth] phr v
to move the parts of a machine in order to try to make it work or repair it
::I've been fiddling around with this old car for months but I still can't get it to work.
to make small unnecessary changes to something - used to show disapproval
-synonym mess around with mess around with
::Why did you let her fiddle about with the remote control?
::The bus company is always fiddling around with the schedules.
fiddle with [fiddle with sth] phr v
to move part of a machine in order to make it work, without knowing exactly what you should do
::After fiddling with the tuning I finally got JFM.
to move or touch something that does not belong to you, in an annoying way
::Don't let him fiddle with my bag.