fiddling
Meaning of fiddling
- annoyingly trivial or petty.
fiddling little details
- touch or fidget with something in a restless or nervous way.
Lena fiddled with her cup
- falsify (figures, data, or records), typically in order to gain money.
everyone is fiddling their expenses
- play the violin.
Old English fithele, denoting a violin or similar instrument (originally not an informal or depreciatory term), related to Dutch vedel and German Fiedel, based on Latin vitulari ‘celebrate a festival, be joyful’, perhaps from Vitula, the name of a Roman goddess of joy and victory. Compare with viol.
Information about fiddling
- The plural form of fiddling is: fiddlings.
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Hyphenation of fiddling
fid-dling
- It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
- fiddling is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
fiddling synonyms
Meaning footling:
footling, lilliputian, little, niggling, piddling, piffling, petty, picayune, trivial
Meaning unimportant or trivial:
Meaning too small or unimportant to be worth consideration:
Meaning lacking in importance or significance:
Meaning not important or significant:
Meaning unimportant or insignificant:
Meaning so small or unimportant as to be not worth considering; insignificant:
Meaning (of an amount) very small or meagre:
Meaning lesser in importance, seriousness, or significance:
Meaning of a size that is less than normal or usual:
Meaning small in degree; inconsiderable:
Meaning happening as a minor accompaniment to something else:
Meaning worthless or contemptible (used as a general term of abuse):
Meaning make small movements, especially of the hands and feet, through nervousness or impatience:
Meaning engage in activity for enjoyment and recreation rather than a serious or practical purpose:
Meaning move or handle (an object) absent-mindedly or nervously:
Meaning twist, move, or fiddle with (something), typically in a purposeless or nervous way:
Meaning show unnecessary or excessive concern about something:
Meaning treat without seriousness or respect:
Meaning touch or feel with the fingers:
Meaning press, move, or touch (something) with one's thumb:
Meaning feel or manipulate with the hands:
Meaning be aware of (a person or object) through touching or being touched:
Meaning come into or be in contact with:
Meaning (of an animal) feel or scrape with a paw or hoof:
Meaning alter (information, a document, or evidence) so as to mislead:
Meaning handle or control (a tool, mechanism, information, etc.) in a skilful manner:
Meaning manipulate (facts or figures) to give a more acceptable result:
Meaning provide (a sailing boat) with sails and rigging:
Meaning pull or twist out of shape:
Meaning distort or corrupt the original course, meaning, or state of (something):
Meaning give a false or misleading account of the nature of:
Meaning organize (information or figures) in order to give a particular impression:
Meaning change the content or appearance of (a document or picture) in order to deceive; falsify:
Meaning change in character or composition, typically in a comparatively small but significant way:
Meaning alter dishonestly; falsify:
Meaning influence the outcome of (something, especially a race, match, or election) by illegal or underhand means:
Meaning cheat or swindle (someone) so as to deprive them of something:
Meaning obtain by dishonest or devious means:
Meaning swindle (someone) with a confidence trick:
fiddling antonyms
Meaning of great significance or value:
Meaning of considerable or relatively great size, extent, or capacity:
Words that rhyme with fiddling
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