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fiddle

/ˈfɪdl̩/noun, verb2 syllables

Fiddle means: avoid (one's assigned duties).

Synonyms for fiddle11

noun, as in bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow

violin

verb, as in avoid (one's assigned duties)

shirk, shrink from, goldbrick

verb, as in manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination

toy, diddle, play

verb, as in play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly

tamper, monkey

verb, as in try to fix or mend

tinker

also used for fiddle

fiddlesticks or euphemism for fuck

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What does fiddle mean?8

verb

1

avoid (one's assigned duties)“The derelict soldier shirked his duties”

2

manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination“She played nervously with her wedding ring”

3

play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly“Someone tampered with the documents on my desk”

4

try to fix or mend“Can you tinker with the T.V. set — it's not working right”

5

commit fraud and steal from one's employer“We found out that she had been fiddling for years”

6

play the violin or fiddle

7

play on a violin“Zuckerman fiddled that song very nicely”

noun

1

bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with fiddle?2

two syllables

middleriddle
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Fiddle in a sentence

  • If you're going to fiddle with sentences, at least do it correctly.unknown
  • You're certainly looking fit as a fiddle today.CK
  • Dave plays the fiddle in a klezmer band.shekitten
  • Nero did not actually fiddle while Rome burned.papabear
  • Tell me, do you play the fiddle?Miktsoanit
  • Tell me, are you a fiddle player?Miktsoanit
  • I won't play second fiddle to anyone._undertoad
  • The boy's as fit as a fiddle!sundown

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of fiddle

as a noun

plural
fiddles

as a verb

past tense
fiddled
present participle
fiddling
third-person singular
fiddles
past participle
fiddled