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fiddle
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…
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noun
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
verb
try to fix or mend
“Can you tinker with the T.V. set — it's not working right”
verb
play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly
“Someone tampered with the documents on my desk”
verb
manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination
“She played nervously with her wedding ring”
verb
play on a violin
“Zuckerman fiddled that song very nicely”
verb
play the violin or fiddle
verb
commit fraud and steal from one's employer
“We found out that she had been fiddling for years”
verb
avoid (one's assigned duties)
“The derelict soldier shirked his duties”
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Can you tinker with the T.V. set — it's not working right
She always fiddles with her van on the weekend
Someone tampered with the documents on my desk
the reporter fiddled with the facts
She played nervously with her wedding ring
Don't fiddle with the screws
He played with the idea of running for the Senate
Zuckerman fiddled that song very nicely
We found out that she had been fiddling for years
The derelict soldier shirked his duties
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