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fiddle::noun | Spocien Dictionary
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
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | violin |
| Type of | string, bowed stringed instrument |
| Has types | guarnerius, strad, amati, stradavarius |
fiddle::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | monkey, tamper |
| Type of | manipulate |
The reporter fiddle with the facts.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | goldbrick, shirk, shrink from |
| Type of | avoid |
| Has types | scrimshank, malinger, skulk, slack |
fiddle::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | embezzle, misappropriate, malversate, peculate, defalcate |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | play |
| Derivation | fiddler |
Examples of fiddle
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I just watched him fiddle around in the sixth inning more than he normally does.
From the dailyherald.com
The time has come to fiddle around with all the options for your new Chevy Volt.
From the techcrunch.com
Sarkozy is now seen as playing second fiddle to Angela and people don't like it.
From the economist.com
You can also fiddle around with how frequently certain friends'picks are played.
From the techcrunch.com
The CD lke the rest of government continues to fiddle while people in pain burn.
From the economist.com
You can fiddle with the details but the structural problem simply won't go away.
From the guardian.co.uk
In the meantime, with her 85th birthday just gone, she seems as fit as a fiddle.
From the nzherald.co.nz
In Mongolia instruments like the Morin khuur or horse-head fiddle survive today.
From the en.wikipedia.org
One group member could grab a particular paragraph or slide and fiddle with it.
From the businessweek.com
- Avoid (one's assigned duties); "The derelict soldier shirked his duties"
- Violin: 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
- Commit fraud and steal from one's employer; "We found out that she had been fiddling for years"
- Play the violin or fiddle
- Play on a violin; "Zuckerman fiddled that song very nicely"
- Toy: manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination; "She played nervously with her wedding ring"; "Don't fiddle with the screws"; "He played with the idea of running for the Senate"
- The term fiddle may refer to any bowed string musical instrument, usually the violin. It is also a colloquial term for the instrument used by players in all genres, including classical music. Fiddle playing, or fiddling, refers to various styles of music.
- Fiddle is a 2010 Malayalam film directed by Prabhakaran Muthana starring Varun J. Thilak.
- (Fiddler (comics)) The Fiddler is a fictional character, a DC Comics supervillain and a recurring foe of the first Flash (Jay Garrick). He first appeared in All-Flash #32 (December 1947 - January 1948).
