to move or touch something over and over because you are bored or nervous
During the meeting, I started to fiddle with my pen because I was getting anxious.
会議中、不安になったのでペンで遊び始めました。
to secretly change numbers or information to steal money or get some benefit
She found a way to fiddle the system and made some illegal money.
彼女はシステムをごまかす方法を見つけ、不正にお金を稼ぎました。
to play a violin
At the family gathering, my uncle began to fiddle some merry tunes.
家族の集まりで、叔父はいくつかの陽気な曲を弾き始めた。
a stringed musical instrument held under the chin and played with a bow
She carefully placed her fiddle back in its case after the concert.
コンサートの後で、彼女は慎重に自分のバイオリンをケースに戻した。
a dishonest way to get money
Running some elaborate fiddle, he managed to avoid taxes for years.
巧妙ないんちきを実行して、彼は何年も税金を逃れることができました。
a task that is hard to do
Fixing the ancient clock turned out to be quite a fiddle.
古い時計を修理するのはかなり難しいことがわかった。