Main Entry: ²fiddle

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): fid·dled; fid·dling\ˈfid-liŋ, ˈfi-d^əl-iŋ\

Date: 14th century

intransitive verb 1 : to play on a fiddle
2 a : to move the hands or fingers restlessly b : to spend time in aimless or fruitless activity : putter, tinker <fiddled around with the engine for hours> c : meddle, tamper d : to make minor manual movements especially to adjust something <fiddled with the radio knobs>transitive verb 1 : to play (as a tune) on a fiddle
2 : cheat, swindle
3 : to alter or manipulate deceptively for fraudulent gain <accountants fiddling the books — Stanley Cohen>

— fid·dler \ˈfid-lər, ˈfi-d^əl-ər\ noun