fiddle
🇺🇸
/ˈfɪdl/
🇬🇧
/ˈfɪdl/
verb
R
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.
R
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.
R
to play a violin
At the family gathering, my uncle began to fiddle some merry tunes.
noun
R
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.
R
a dishonest way to get money
Running some elaborate fiddle, he managed to avoid taxes for years.
R
a task that is hard to do
Fixing the ancient clock turned out to be quite a fiddle.
translation
to move or touch something over and over because you are bored or nervous; to secretly change numbers or information to steal money or get some benefit; to play a violin
a stringed musical instrument held under the chin and played with a bow; a dishonest way to get money; a task that is hard to do
Word Forms
3rd Present
fiddles
Past
fiddled
Perfect
fiddled
Progressive
fiddling
Plural
fiddles