Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fiddle away

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.43 in modern English

Syllables
fid-dle -away
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To play the fiddle idly.

Intransitive verb

verb

To waste (time)

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

fiddles away (present, singular) fiddling away (participle, present) fiddled away (participle, past) fiddled away (past)

Questions

What does fiddle away mean?
To play the fiddle idly.

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