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Fiddle with   /fˈɪdəl wɪð/   Listen
Fiddle with

verb
1.
Manipulate, as in a nervous or unconscious manner.  Synonym: twiddle.






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"Fiddle with" Quotes from Famous Books



... way into the savage wilds and erected his log cabin, these were the cherished penates of his humble domicile—the rifle in the rack above the door, the axe in the corner, the Bible on the table, and the fiddle with its streamers of ribbon, hanging on the wall. Did he need the charm of music, to cheer his heart, to scatter sunshine, and drive away melancholy thoughts, he touched the responsive strings of his fiddle and it burst into laughter. Was he beset by skulking savages, or prowling beasts of prey, he ...
— Gov. Bob. Taylor's Tales • Robert L. Taylor

... girl Madge trudges along with no other than my lord's Mr. Woodseer, chattering like a watering-can on a garden-bed: deuce a glance at Kit Ines. How can she keep it up and the gentleman no more than nodding? How does he enjoy playing second fiddle with the maid while Mr. tall brown-face Taffy violins it to her ladyship a stone's throw in front? Ines had less curiosity to know the object of Mr. Woodseer's appearance on the scene. Idle, unhandsomely treated, and a cave of the yawns, he ...
— The Shaving of Shagpat • George Meredith



Words linked to "Fiddle with" :   manipulate, twiddle



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