fiddle - use in sentences

Converse of object

  • play: The space in itself plays second fiddle to the lower gallery.
  • teach: Charlie McKerron usually teaches fiddle for at least one weekend a year, and last summer Marc Duff was teaching whistle.

Adjective modifier

  • second: The space in itself plays second fiddle to the lower gallery.
  • electric: Well, I've bought myself a new electric fiddle from eBay.
  • medieval: This was probably something carried over from the medieval fiddle.
  • Scottish: Lorna plays both the clarsach and the Scottish fiddle and the Smith's excellent acoustics made the most of her delightful music.

Modifies a noun

  • playing: Once again we listened to her fine fiddle playing.
  • tune: The 36 lessons present basic fiddling techniques by applying them to fiddle tunes.
  • yard: Entry to the fiddle yard is screened off by a high level pier entrance.
  • player: You don't ever hear of Dylan having been a fiddle player.
  • accompaniment: Musically one of Bob's best albums in my opinion, because I like the acoustic sound and the fiddle accompaniment.
  • solo: No Roses, Shirley Collins and the Albion Country Band - vocals and a fiddle solo.

Noun used with modifier

  • bluegrass: Veteran bluegrass fiddle player Rickie Simpkins comes to group with a resume that includes the Virginia Squires, and the Tony Rice Unit.
  • bass: His other brother played the bass fiddle ( or double bass ).
  • folk: Sometimes the Intermediate Strings work together with the Junior Strings on different sorts of string playing such as folk fiddle and Jazz.

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