Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fiddle with

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.43 in modern English

Syllables: fid-dle with
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To manipulate or toy with (an object), especially in a nervous, restless or aimless manner.

Transitive verb

verb

To tinker with: to make small adjustments or improvements to (something), especially in an experimental or unskilled manner.

Transitive verb

verb

To manipulate in order to gain something for oneself.

Transitive verb

verb

Colloquial; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Stop fiddling with your food!"
"If you fiddle with the controls, you might be able to get a better TV picture."
"The deadline for my report is two o'clock, but I'm still fiddling with it."
"Fiddle with vertical VOLT/DIV knob until signal comes into view."
"As technology got better, he'd go back and fiddle with them, convinced he could clean them up enough for release."
"Don't Fiddle With Sellers Who Have No Equity"

Usage

Inflected Forms

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

Phrases

refiddle with

Synonyms

play with toy with twirl tweak adjust tinker mess with twiddle

Questions

What does fiddle with mean?: To manipulate or toy with (an object), especially in a nervous, restless or aimless manner.

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