fiddle
/ˈfɪdəl/
noun
- A violin, especially when used in folk or traditional music.
- She played a lively tune on her fiddle at the county fair.
- The old man kept his fiddle in a worn leather case.
- He learned to play the fiddle from his grandfather.
- A dishonest or fraudulent act or scheme.
- They ran an insurance fiddle that cheated the company out of thousands.
- The police uncovered a ticket-selling fiddle at the stadium.
- The accountant was caught in a tax fiddle.
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verb
- To play the fiddle or violin.
- He fiddled a cheerful jig at the wedding reception.
- The musician fiddled for hours in the town square.
- She loves to fiddle old folk songs on her violin.
- To touch or handle something in a restless or nervous way; to fidget.
- She fiddled with her hair while waiting for the interview.
- Stop fiddling with your pen and pay attention.
- He fiddled nervously with the buttons on his coat.
- To alter or manipulate something dishonestly or in a way that is not allowed.
- They tried to fiddle the election results.
- Someone fiddled the scales to give customers less than they paid for.
- The manager was accused of fiddling the expense reports.
- To spend time doing small, unimportant tasks; to tinker.
- Stop fiddling and get to work.
- He spent the afternoon fiddling with the old radio.
- She likes to fiddle in the garden, rearranging pots.
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