fiddle
noun
a musical instrument of the viol family.
had been fiddling
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past perfect progressiveof fiddle.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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Sandi, who had lost interest in pleading for a reasonable menu and had been fiddling with the ribbon in her hair, looked up.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
She had been fiddling at the diamond thing all the time she was standing by the table, but no one had noticed her except Maud.
From The Girls and I A Veracious History by Mrs. Molesworth
He had been fiddling about too long at the Works, in his overalls and in the grime and oil and general dodginess of the place.
From Coquette by Frank Swinnerton
She had backed up against the gate of the coop and had been fiddling behind her at its fastenings.
From Ruth Fielding at the War Front or, The Hunt for the Lost Soldier by Alice B. Emerson
She would have told you, in the event of any such remark, that when you had been fiddling about with hats all day you had other things to do in the evenings.
From Nocturne by Frank Swinnerton
