fiddle
noun
a musical instrument of the viol family.
Example Sentences
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From buskers on the bodhran to musicians firing up their fiddles, the atmosphere and the celebration of music and culture has been joyful.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
The problem was that his series of tweaks and fiddles had turned his team into a barely coherent collection of walking wounded and players lined up out of position.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
Bro-country hitmaker Jason Aldean debuted in 2005 with “Hicktown,” a single that paired screaming fiddles with distortion-drenched guitars to celebrate the ways single-stoplight towns make their own fun.
From Salon ● May 16, 2025
Ludwig Göransson’s phenomenal score backs Coogler up, layering fiddles over doom metal as if they were meant to harmonize.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2025
He fiddles with his fingers, and then shoves his hands in his back pockets.
From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy
