fiddle

One entry found for fiddle.

Main Entry: ²fiddle
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): fid·dled; fid·dling /'fid-li[ng], 'fi-d^&l-i[ng]/
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 (as a tune) on a fiddle
2 : CHEAT, SWINDLE
3 : to alter or manipulate deceptively for fraudulent gain <accountants fiddling the books -- Stanley Cohen>
- fid·dler /'fid-l&r, 'fi-d^&l-&r/ noun