are fiddling
- present progressive of fiddle.
Example Sentences
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The grown-ups catching the train to work are fiddling with Mini Metro and Snake VS Block.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 7, 2019
Ryan’s only real tools are fiddling with the policy inside the legislation, and as Ryan and Trump learned the hard way Thursday, that’s never an easy task.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 23, 2017
For his part, Callaway believes publishers are fiddling while Rome burns.
From Reuters ● Apr. 1, 2011
Already in their pajamas, they are fiddling in the water with their hands to make it sound as if bathing were taking place, dampening washcloths and towels to create a trail of supporting evidence.
From New York Times ● Jun. 25, 2010
It's only while we are fiddling around here that the Admiral's jumpy about things.
From The Vanished Messenger by Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)
