fiddling
/ˈfɪdlɪŋ/
adjective
- Unimportant or trivial; petty.
- Stop worrying about fiddling details and focus on the big picture.
- The report was full of fiddling errors that didn't affect the main conclusion.
- They argued over a fiddling amount of money.
noun
- The act of making small, often dishonest changes to something.
- Fiddling with the numbers won't solve the real problem.
- He was caught fiddling his expenses to get extra money.
- The accountant was accused of fiddling with the company's records.
- The act of playing a fiddle.
- The sound of fiddling filled the dance hall.
- His fiddling was so lively that everyone started clapping.
- She spent the afternoon fiddling on her porch.
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