fiddled
Variant of fiddle
fiddle
definition
fid·dle (fid′'l)
noun
- Informal any stringed instrument played with a bow, esp. the violin
- ☆ Slang a petty swindle
- Naut. a frame or railing on a ship's table to keep dishes, etc. from sliding off in rough weather
Etymology: ME fithele < OE < VL *vitula < L vitulari, to rejoice: vi- (< IE *woi-, wi-, outcry > OE wi, Gr ia) + ? base of tollere, to raise, exalt
transitive verb fiddled -·dled, fiddling -·dling
- Informal to play (a tune) on a fiddle
- Slang to swindle in a petty way
intransitive verb
- Informal to play a fiddle
- to play or tinker (with), esp. in a nervous way
fiddle Idioms
fiddle around
Informal to pass time aimlessly
fiddle away
to waste (time)
fit as a fiddle
in excellent health; physically fit
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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