fiddle
noun
a musical instrument of the viol family.
Example Sentences
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Their songs weave in Irish lilting, set against a lively mix of drums, fiddles, flutes, harps, banjos, cello and concertina - skills honed over years of playing house parties, pub céilís and traditional festivals.
From BBC ● May 16, 2026
The Administration seems determined to avoid the endless fiddles that torpedoed the frigate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 25, 2025
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
There was a mahogany table in the middle of the saloon with hinged fiddles.
From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy
