fiddle (around)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for fiddle (around)
Verb
  • Checking these crooked politicians who ain’t playing fair/ Shut up!
    Anna Chan, Billboard, 20 June 2025
  • A lot of times, young big guys don’t play quite hard enough.
    David Aldridge, New York Times, 20 June 2025
Verb
  • Those have come from two players: Adrian Morejon of the San Diego Padres, who throws an odd knuckleball-changeup hybrid about 1 percent of the time, and Jonah Bride of the Minnesota Twins, an infielder fooling around with the knuckler in blowouts.
    Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 19 June 2025
  • As Molly and Guy start to fool around, things get hot and heavy, but Ernie has a job to do.
    Erin Qualey, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Sizes Tablecloths should hang about 8-16 inches on each side for formal dining and about 3-6 inches on each side for casual dining.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 10 June 2025
  • Most asteroids hang about in the Mars to Jupiter region, and the ones near Earth obviously hang about a bit closer.
    Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • But why are the Browns even messing around with this stuff?
    Zac Jackson, New York Times, 17 June 2025
  • Paddy: But not all of my dad's college years were about messing around.
    Outside Online, Outside Online, 11 June 2025
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“Fiddle (around).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fiddle%20%28around%29. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

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