Fiddling
adj, noun, verb
adj, noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The playing of music on a fiddle. countable, uncountable
- 2 The act of fidgeting. countable, uncountable
- 3 Tweaking; manipulation. countable, uncountable
"[W]e, her doctors […] seemed powerless to prevent [side-effects], despite all our reassurances, and all our fiddlings and manipulations with the dosage[…]"
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of fiddle form-of, gerund, participle, present
"He was fiddling while Rome burned."
Adjective
- 1 Of petty or trivial importance; footling
"It was a fiddling little fault, but ultimately proved disastrous."
Adjective
- 1 (informal) small and of little importance wordnet
Example
More examples"Tom is fiddling with his bow tie."