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fiddling
adjective(fid-dling)
trifling, petty
fiddling
noun(fid-dling)
the act of playing on a fiddle
fiddling
verb(fid-dling)
to play on a fiddle
fiddling
verb(fid-dling)
to move the hands or fingers restlessly
fiddling
verb(fid-dling)
to spend time in aimless or fruitless activity : putter, tinker
fiddling
verb(fid-dling)
to fritter away
fiddling
phrasal verb(fid-dling)
to spend time in activity that does not have a real purpose
fiddling
phrasal verb(fid-dling)
to move or handle (something) with the hands or fingers in a nervous way
fiddling
phrasal verb(fid-dling)
to change or handle (something, such as the controls of a machine) in a way that shows one is not sure what to do
fiddling
phrasal verb(fid-dling)
to change (something) in a harmful or foolish way

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