fiddled

noun

1. Informal any stringed instrument played with a bow, esp. the violin
2. ☆ Slang a petty swindle
3. Naut. a frame or railing on a ship's table to keep dishes, etc. from sliding off in rough weather

transitive verb fiddled, fiddling

1. Informal to play (a tune) on a fiddle
2. Slang to swindle in a petty way

intransitive verb

1. Informal to play a fiddle
2. to play or tinker (with), esp. in a nervous way