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Fiddling

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Definitions for Fiddling

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

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