fiddle
noun
a musical instrument of the viol family.
Example Sentences
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As Sunday night turned into Monday morning, and the strains of fiddles and flutes drifted through the city streets, people hailed the success of Belfast's first ever All-Ireland Fleadh.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Those with resources and a parlor might have a piano, while those who had less made do with fiddles and banjos.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 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
“I just loved it. I loved the music, I loved the tempos of the mandolin and ... I loved the fiddles, too,” Williams says.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2024
He fiddles with his brown hair and slows, as if he wants to say something.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
