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fiddle
1 fiddle /ˈfɪdl̟/ noun
plural fiddles
1 fiddle
/ˈfɪdl̟/
noun
plural fiddles
Learner's definition of FIDDLE
[count] informal
1 
: violin
2 
British : a dishonest way of getting money : swindle, scam诈骗，诈取（钱财）

fit as a fiddle

— see 1fit

play second fiddle

: to have a less important position or status than someone or something else : to be regarded or treated as less important居次要地位；退居二线；当副手
— often + to
2 fiddle /ˈfɪdl̟/ verb
fiddles; fiddled; fiddling /ˈfɪdlɪŋ/
2 fiddle
/ˈfɪdl̟/
verb
fiddles; fiddled; fiddling /ˈfɪdlɪŋ/
Learner's definition of FIDDLE
1 
[no object] informal : to play a violin演奏小提琴
— used especially to describe playing folk music, country music, etc., on a violin尤指用小提琴演奏民间音乐、乡村音乐等
2 
[+ object] chiefly British, informal : to secretly change (something, such as information) in a harmful or dishonest way篡改；伪造；对…做手脚

fiddle around

[phrasal verb] or chiefly British fiddle about
: to spend time in activity that does not have a real purpose虚度光阴；瞎混

fiddle with

[phrasal verb]
1 
fiddle with (something)
: to move or handle (something) with your hands or fingers in a nervous way（紧张地）拨弄，摆弄
2 
: to change or handle (something, such as the controls of a machine) in a way that shows you are not sure what to do（对机械操纵装置等）摆弄，瞎弄
3 
: to change (something) in a harmful or foolish way胡来；乱动

— fiddler

/ˈfɪdl̟ɚ/ noun, plural fiddlers [count]
BNC: 8776 COCA: 11650

fiddle

1 of 2

noun

fid·​dle ˈfi-dᵊl How to pronounce fiddle (audio)
1
: violin
2
: a device (such as a slat, rack, or light railing) to keep objects from sliding off a table aboard ship
3
: fiddlesticks
—used as an interjection
4
[fiddle entry 2] chiefly British : swindle

fiddle

2 of 2

verb

fiddled; fiddling ˈfid-liŋ How to pronounce fiddle (audio)
ˈfi-dᵊl-iŋ

intransitive verb

1
: to play on a fiddle
2
a
: to move the hands or fingers restlessly
b
: to spend time in aimless or fruitless activity : putter, tinker
fiddled around with the engine for hours
c
: meddle, tamper
d
: to make minor manual movements especially to adjust something
fiddled with the radio knobs

transitive verb

1
: to play (something) on a fiddle
fiddle a tune
2
: cheat, swindle
3
: to alter or manipulate deceptively for fraudulent gain
accountants fiddling the books Stanley Cohen
fiddler
ˈfid-lər How to pronounce fiddle (audio)
ˈfi-dᵊl-ər
noun

Synonyms

Noun

Verb

Example Sentences

Noun an expert with the fiddle arrested for a tax fiddle Verb Nero fiddled while Rome burned. the executive fiddled with a pen as she impatiently waited for the meeting to begin
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
As Newsom well knows, that’s a load of fiddle-faddle. Natalie Shure, The New Republic, 31 Aug. 2022 Since its founding in 1988, the Lib Dems have played perpetual third fiddle to the U.K.’s dominant Conservative and Labour parties. Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2022 Los Angeles Times Love, fiddle-leaf fig, a bustling plant store. Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2022 This mother-daughter duo demands clarity in their romantic relationships in this pop-country track, fueled by irresistible melody, lush family harmonies, and strains of fiddle and steel guitar. Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 29 July 2022 Giddens, a Grammy-winning composer and multi-instrumentalist whose fiddle and banjo chops broke through as leader of the Carolina Chocolate Drops, is also something of a scholar onstage. Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 16 July 2022 Kortney Adams, Daniel Berger-Jones, Caroline Lawton and Risher Reddick formed a tight ensemble, each playing multiple roles, with Norwegian folk musician Vidar Skrede adding lovely music on hardanger fiddle and lute. Elaine Schmidt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2022 Travel back in time at Pioneer Village: Complete with antique tractors, an opry house and a fiddle contest, Pioneer Village will give you the fantasy of being back in the 1800s. The Indianapolis Star, 2 Aug. 2022 Highlights are an open fiddle jam, dog agility demos, frog-jumping contests. Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant, 20 July 2022
Verb
After some of her 25 unforced errors, Venus would wince or fiddle with her racket strings or tug on the brim of her visor. Howard Fendrich, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Aug. 2022 This is one path to the future; another, Glenn Martens’s version, leads out of tumult and into the shady, secluded spot where a designer can fiddle around and daydream. Maya Singer, Vogue, 11 Aug. 2022 Compared with the convoluted slings that require you to fiddle with yards of fabric and constantly re-tie, this creation was inspired by yoga wear (code for flexible and durable). Tiffany Leigh, Forbes, 8 June 2022 His hands fiddle with the bottom of his shirt, exposing a soft belly. Leah Asmelash, CNN, 12 June 2022 Meanwhile, the Internet burns while partisans fiddle. Jill Goldenziel, Forbes, 18 May 2022 After work, Hernán — who saw three combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan during his 15 years of service — and his Marine buddies would deconstruct and fiddle with machines in his garage. San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2022 The other three here, from Rolex, Tag Heuer and Omega, also stress utility with their prominent crowns and dials that would benefit a wearer too focused on the task at hand to fiddle with their watch. New York Times, 2 Mar. 2022 Researchers need to fiddle with the amounts or efficiency of the various enzymes engineered into the microbes to optimize the production of carminic acid and reduce the amounts of undesired byproducts. Brittany J. Miller, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Mar. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English fithele, fethill, fydel, going back to Old English *fithele (assumed from the derivative fithelere "fiddler"), going back to Germanic *fiþlō- (whence Middle Dutch vedele "stringed instrument," Old High German fidula, fidala, Old Norse fiðla), perhaps of onomatopoeic origin

Note: See note at viol.

Verb

Middle English fithelyn, fydelin, derivative of fithele, fydel fiddle entry 1

First Known Use

Noun

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of fiddle was in the 13th century

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