fiddle
/ˈfɪd(ə)l/
Misollar
- "Here, let me fiddle with it."
- Tell me, are you a fiddle player?
- Tell me, do you play the fiddle?
- Tom plays fiddle in a bluegrass band.
- Tom is as fit as a fiddle.
- Dave plays the fiddle in a klezmer band.
ot noun
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Any of various bowed string instruments, often a violin when played in any of various traditional styles, as opposed to classical violin.
When I play it like this, it's a fiddle; when I play it like that, it's a violin.
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An adjustment intended to cover up a basic flaw.
That parameter setting is just a fiddle to make the lighting look right.
- A kind of dock (Rumex pulcher) with leaves shaped like the musical instrument.
- A fraud; a scam.
fe’l verb
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To play aimlessly.
You're fiddling your life away.
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To adjust or manipulate for deception or fraud.
Fred was sacked when the auditors caught him fiddling the books.
- To play traditional tunes on a violin in a non-classical style.
- To touch or fidget with something in a restless or nervous way, or tinker with something in an attempt to make minor adjustments or improvements.
Manbalar: Wiktionary (Free Dictionary API orqali), Datamuse, Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), MyMemory.