fiddle
[ fid-l ]
/ ˈfɪd l /
noun
verb (used without object), fid·dled, fid·dling.
verb (used with object), fid·dled, fid·dling.
Words nearby fiddle
fictive, ficus, fid, fid., fid. def., fiddle, fiddle back, fiddle bow, fiddle pattern, fiddle while rome burns, fiddle-back
Idioms for fiddle
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British Dictionary definitions for fiddled
fiddle
/ (ˈfɪdəl) /
noun
verb
Word Origin for fiddle
Old English fithele, probably from Medieval Latin vītula, from Latin vītulārī to celebrate; compare Old High German fidula fiddle; see viola 1
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Culture definitions for fiddled
fiddle
Another name for the violin; fiddle is the more common term for the instrument as played in folk music and bluegrass.
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Idioms and Phrases with fiddled
fiddle
In addition to the idiom beginning with fiddle
- fiddle while Rome burns
also see:
- fit as a fiddle
- hang up (one's fiddle)
- play second fiddle
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