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fiddle

verbverified·updated Jun 3, 2026

play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly

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Senses

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try to fix or mend

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manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination

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play on a violin

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play the violin or fiddle

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commit fraud and steal from one's employer

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avoid (one's assigned duties)

Classifications

Cognitive

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Responsibility

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Automation

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Variants

synonym
goldbrickmonkeyplaytinker
pasttense
fiddled
presentparticiple
fiddling
thirdpersonsingular
fiddles
pastparticiple
fiddled