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fiddling

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verb

present participle of fiddle

fiddling

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noun

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of fiddling
Adjective
Life’s hard enough, and if facial fiddling is music to your ears, have at it. Valerie Monroe, Allure, 21 Feb. 2025 The fiddling pays off when the fresh herb vinaigrette dresses a mix of Iceberg lettuce and one of the mixed greens combos sold in the marketplace. Cathy Thomas, Orange County Register, 13 Jan. 2025 Such is always the case with this sort of self-interested fiddling. Eric Gordy, Foreign Affairs, 10 Oct. 2018 Saturday Fiddle Contest: 11 a.m. at Alyeska Pipeline Colony Stage Grab your fiddle and play a tune or just check out some of the state’s best sawing on their instruments in a number of categories, including youth, teen, open and twin fiddling. Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Aug. 2023 Again, no fiddling. Jefferson Graham, USA TODAY, 26 Sep. 2020 With more time on her hands, Henderson has been learning improvisation, bluegrass fiddling and improvisation. George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Nov. 2020 This camera snaps great pics on the fly, with just a touch more fiddling required for focus at times, versus say the Pixel 7 Pro. Dave Altavilla, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2023 This is consistent with data manipulation, actual fiddling of the results, which is outright fraud - although there are some more benign possibilities. Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 27 Mar. 2014
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fiddling
Adjective
  • At the hospital, Knight was treated for minor injuries and released while Shakur was listed in critical condition.
    Danielle Bacher, People.com, 1 July 2025
  • Consumer prices were absolutely stable on average from 1800 to 1913, dispensing with minor yearly variation, and there was no income tax.
    Brian Domitrovic, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Verb
  • Lars Baron/Getty Images/Getty Images Europe The ski jumping world remains embroiled in controversy stemming from a cheating scandal that was announced this week, initially involving a few members of the Norwegian team.
    Manuela López Restrepo, NPR, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Netflix’s first season of Temptation Island was filled with cheating men, frustrated women, and lots of flashing red lights as folks repeatedly hooked up in an outdoor tent.
    Dalton Ross, EW.com, 13 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • The veteran would be a small upgrade in the outfield for the Padres.
    Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 July 2025
  • Balancing the emotional effort of connecting on a dating app, building a relationship, and being there for your kid (or kids) is no small feat.
    Malia Griggs, Glamour, 30 June 2025
Adjective
  • Map out revenue producing divisions by their profit and loss numbers, evaluate direct margins for the division, identify the weakest division that perpetually makes little or no direct margin and sacrifice them.
    Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025
  • But most of the middle part is missing, and there’s little to explain how the event unfolded from one stage to the next.
    Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 5 July 2025
Verb
  • After three consecutive drives ended in a punt following Rodgers’ interception, the 41-year-old led the Jets down the field, tossing his first touchdown pass since Week 16 and the 500th of his career.
    C. Isaiah Smalls II, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Before tossing them in the trash, check in with your local homeless shelter, food pantry, or other non-profit as these organizations often have need for travel-sized toiletries.
    Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 3 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • And when detecting the artist approaching flow, the device would emit a subtle cue — a slight change in the sound of their instrument or the lighting — to give the brain a subconscious boost and thereby accelerate and enhance one’s immersion into flow.
    Brandon Sneed, Rolling Stone, 6 July 2025
  • Similarly, Morning Consult's June 27 to 29 poll found 47 percent of respondents approved of Trump's job performance, with 50 percent disapproving—a slight improvement from May's 45 percent approval and 53 percent disapproval.
    Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
Verb
  • Pope made sure to share the celebration again, jogging to find his wife and daughters behind the bench for a long embrace before hustling to a TV interview.
    Jesse Temple, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
  • Rayah Marshall attacked the rim before hustling to the back of the player’s line.
    Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Nicole LeBlanc is a partner at Toyota's growth fund, Woven Capital, focusing on mobility, sustainability and smart city investments.
    Nicole LeBlanc, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • About 43 million Americans have some sort of student loan debt, which proponents of forgiveness plans say limit economic mobility.
    Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025

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“Fiddling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fiddling. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.

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