FIDDLING AWAY Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

fiddling away

verb

present participle of fiddle away

as in spending

to use up carelessly fiddled away the entire evening surfing the Internet

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The actress was recently photographed while spending some time in the Hamptons last Friday, just weeks after turning 91.

— Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
But for our customers, spending time in a boring appliance of a car might be the real madness.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of spending

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Expect some traffic back-ups at the beginning and end of the game as parking lots empty and drivers hit the road in what is a construction zone on highways running through downtown.

— Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2026
In fact, the Antichrist and eschatology are arguably the central religious impulse running through American Christianity, and that focus distinguishes the US from most other churches and cultures around the globe.

— David Gibson, The Verge, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of running through

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Aside from briefly losing the seat for one term nearly a decade ago, Valadao has hung onto the seat.

— Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
For this year’s show at Compton Verney, Cadogan has taken inspiration from British people who’ve written to her about losing beloved trees in their own gardens, or public spaces.

— Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of losing

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Many butterfly and moth species lay pupae in leaf litter, so throwing away leaves each fall may be getting rid of these beneficial insects, too.

— Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026
Advertisement For her, the environmental cost of throwing away food matters more than the bag used to save it.

— Angela Haupt, Time, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of throwing away

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fiddling (around)

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fiddlings

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