fiddle
noun
a musical instrument of the viol family.
fiddled
Example Sentences
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For years, the egg has ruled the breakfast table like a sun god—worshipped, aestheticized, endlessly fiddled with by men in starched aprons and women with ring lights.
From Salon ● Nov. 13, 2025
Family members and friends fiddled with the placards they wore baring the brothers’ photographs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2025
On 99, Atkinson fiddled nervously at Kumara and could have given an edge.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2024
Gaunt and weakened by cancer at 42, his father reached for the buttons on Kerr’s shirt, fiddled with them and said something about getting ready to catch the plane to their cabin in the woods.
From New York Times ● Mar. 12, 2024
She fiddled with the wheel on her mouse.
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
