1.a. A violin. b. A member of the violin family. 2.Nautical A guardrail used on a table during rough weather to prevent things from slipping off. 3.Informal Nonsensical, trifling matters: “There are things that are important/beyond all this fiddle” (Marianne Moore). 4. The act or an instance of cheating or swindling; a fraud.
VERB:
Inflected forms: fid·dled, fid·dling, fid·dles
INTRANSITIVE VERB:
1. To play a violin. 2a. To move one's fingers or hands in a nervous fashion. b. To occupy oneself in an aimless or desultory way: liked to fiddle with all the knobs and dials.c. To meddle or tamper: a reporter who fiddled with the facts.3. To commit a fraud, especially to steal from one's employer.
TRANSITIVE VERB:
1. To play (a tune) on a violin. 2. To cheat or swindle. 3. To alter or falsify (accounts, for example) for dishonest gain.
PHRASAL VERB:
fiddle away To waste or squander: fiddled away the morning with unnecessary tasks.
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