fiddle
noun
a musical instrument of the viol family.
have been fiddling
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present perfect progressiveof fiddle.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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A few eagle-eyed social media users saw Queen Camilla checking her watch during his two numbers, but she could easily have been fiddling with one of those light up bracelets.
From BBC ● May 8, 2023
Builders have been fiddling with their hull designs for years to improve the hull/water bite relationship, but many have had limited success.
From Time Magazine Archive
And like all such blessings, people have been fiddling with it ever since, among other things to suit their convenience and enhance delight.
From Time Magazine Archive
"I have been fiddling to the fishes all the time, and played everything I can play without notes."
From Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 5 by Charles Herbert Sylvester
The Doctor must have been fiddling overnight, after getting into bed; to the dissatisfaction, perhaps, of his neighbor on the other side of the partition.
From Idolatry A Romance by Julian Hawthorne
