fiddle
noun
a musical instrument of the viol family.
has been fiddling
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present perfect progressiveof fiddle (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Nick realizes that Tommy has been fiddling with the past to finally land the woman he wanted.
From New York Times ● Oct. 14, 2021
The Lubbock, Tex.-born singer-songwriter and violinist has been fiddling since her teens, performing with the likes of John Prine, Chris Isaak and husband Jason Isbell.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 23, 2018
But in the same way that hip-hop is able to manifest its politics without overtness, much of the music Ms. Monáe has been fiddling with is also comfortably next-wave without advertising itself as such.
From New York Times ● Aug. 16, 2015
A small, excitable Frenchman of 42, Francescatti has been fiddling in the U.S. ten years, and is now regarded as one of the half-dozen first-raters in this country.
From Time Magazine Archive
