fiddling

Определение fiddling в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь: Of petty or trivial importance; footling
It was a fiddling little fault, but was disastrous.; Present participle of fiddle
He was fiddling while Rome burned.; action of the verb to fiddle
Fiddling the accounts is not legal.; (informal terms) small and of little importance; "a fiddling sum of money"; "a footling gesture"; "our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war"; "a little (or small) matter"; "Mickey Mouse regulations"; "a dispute over niggling details"; "limited to petty enterprises"; "piffling efforts"; "giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction; You can describe something as fiddling if it is small, unimportant, or difficult to do. the daunting amount of fiddling technical detail. unimportant, and annoying; Violin playing, especially in folk music, is sometimes referred to as fiddling; {s} unimportant, worthless, trivial; Fiddling is the practice of getting money dishonestly by altering financial documents. Salomon's fiddling is likely to bring big trouble for the firm
fiddling with: Present participle of fiddle with
fiddle: fraud
fiddle: An adjustment intended to cover up a basic flaw
That parameter setting is just a fiddle to make the lighting look right.
fiddle: Any of various bowed string instruments, often used to refer to a violin when played in any of various traditional styles, as opposed to classical violin
When I play it like this, it's a fiddle; when I play it like that, it's a violin.
fiddle: On board a ship or boat, a rail or batten around the edge of a table or stove to prevent objects falling off at sea. (Also fiddle rail)
fiddle: To play traditional tunes on a violin in a non-classical style
fiddle: {v} to play on a fiddle, trifle, do little, idle
fiddle: {n} a kind of musical instrument
fiddle: {i} violin; raised edge which prevents objects from falling off flat surfaces (on a ship); swindle, deception, fraud (British Slang)
fiddle: play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly; "Someone tampered with the documents on my desk"; "The reporter fiddle with the facts"
fiddle: A generic name covering any European bowed string instrument since the Middle Ages Colloquial name for Violin
fiddle: If you fiddle with a machine, you adjust it. He turned on the radio and fiddled with the knob until he got a talk show
fiddle: the violin; a four-stringed instrument played with a bow The terms "fiddle" and "violin" are used interchangeably by fiddlers like Henry Reed, though they and other Americans sometimes use "violin" as the more formal and "fiddle" as the more informal word For Henry Reed, "fiddle" and "violin" both refer to the modern violin, the basic design of which was developed in Italy in the seventeenth century and had spread throughout Europe and the Americas by the later eighteenth century There is a tradition of locally crafted violins in the Appalachians, but many of the instruments current in the region were manufactured elsewhere in the United States or Europe Other kinds and shapes of fiddle, including "cigarbox fiddles" and other simple children's instruments, are found here and there in the Appalachians but are thought of as children's toys, training instruments, or novelties
fiddle: avoid (one's assigned duties); "The derelict soldier shirked his duties
fiddle: To play (a tune) on a fiddle
fiddle: The violin when played in any of various traditional styles, as opposed to classical violin
fiddle: play the violin or fiddle commit fraud and steal from one's employer; "We found out that she had been fiddling for years"
fiddle: A stringed instrument of music played with a bow; a violin; a kit
fiddle: manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination; "She played nervously with her wedding ring"; "Don't fiddle with the screws"; "He played with the idea of running for the Senate"
fiddle: To adjust in order to cover a basic flaw or fraud etc
fiddle: A small rail on tables and counters used to keep objects from sliding off when heeled or in heavy seas
fiddle: play the violin or fiddle
fiddle: If you play second fiddle to someone, your position is less important than theirs in something that you are doing together. She hated the thought of playing second fiddle to Rose
fiddle: To play aimlessly
fiddle: If you fiddle with something, you change it in minor ways. She told Whistler that his portrait of her was finished and to stop fiddling with it
fiddle: play on a violin; "Zuckerman fiddled that song very nicely"
fiddle: If someone fiddles financial documents, they alter them dishonestly so that they get money for themselves. He's been fiddling the books
fiddle: Colloquial term for violin; often used in traditional music
fiddle: avoid (one's assigned duties); "The derelict soldier shirked his duties"
fiddle: {f} play the violin; engage in; mess around; idle, fidget; cheat, swindle (British Slang)
fiddle: If you fiddle with an object, you keep moving it or touching it with your fingers. Harriet fiddled with a pen on the desk
fiddle: Back-A fine, strong, even, ripple figure as frequently seen on the backs of violins It is found principally in mahogany and maple, but occurs sometimes in other woods
fiddle: play on a violin; "Zuckerman fiddled that song very nicely" play the violin or fiddle commit fraud and steal from one's employer; "We found out that she had been fiddling for years" avoid (one's assigned duties); "The derelict soldier shirked his duties
fiddle: commit fraud and steal from one's employer; "We found out that she had been fiddling for years"
fiddle: A rack or frame of bars connected by strings, to keep table furniture in place on the cabin table in bad weather
fiddle: bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow
fiddle: To play on a fiddle
fiddle: A kind of dock (Rumex pulcher) with fiddle-shaped leaves; called also fiddle dock
fiddle: try to fix or mend; "Can you tinker with the T V set--it's not working right"; "She always fiddles with her van on the weekend"
fiddle: To keep the hands and fingers actively moving as a fiddler does; to move the hands and fingers restlessy or in busy idleness; to trifle
fiddle: To play traditional tunes on a violin using the aforementioned styles
fiddle: Someone who is as fit as a fiddle is very healthy and full of energy. I'm as fit as a fiddle -- with energy to spare
fiddle: Some people call violins fiddles, especially when they are used to play folk music. Hardy as a young man played the fiddle at local dances. = violin
fiddle: Battens fitted to the edges of cabin tables or counters to prevent objects from sliding in rough weather

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/ˈfədləɴɢ/ /ˈfɪdlɪŋ/

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