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Fiddle

🔄 Synonyms of "Fiddle"

4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
playverb	(intransitive) To act in a manner such that one has fun; to engage in activities expressly for the purpose of recreation or entertainment.
toynoun	Something to play with, especially as intended for use by a child.
diddlenoun	(transitive, slang) To cheat; to swindle.
violinnoun	(music) A small unfretted stringed instrument with four strings tuned (lowest to highest) G-D-A-E, usually held against the chin and played with a bow.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Fiddle"

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Word	Definition
violinnoun	(music) A small unfretted stringed instrument with four strings tuned (lowest to highest) G-D-A-E, usually held against the chin and played with a bow.
diddlenoun	(slang, childish, countable) The penis.
playnoun	(uncountable, formerly countable) Activity for amusement only, especially among the young.
toynoun	Something to play with, especially as intended for use by a child.
violinistnoun	A person who plays the violin.
plannoun	A set of intended actions, usually mutually related, through which one expects to achieve a goal.
chorenoun	A task, especially a regularly needed task for the upkeep of a home or similar, such as cleaning or preparing meals.
faddleverb	To fiddle (play aimlessly).
acenoun	(card games) A playing card showing a single pip, typically the highest or lowest ranking card in a game.
windnoun	(countable, uncountable) Real or perceived movement of atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air pressure.
handnoun	The part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals.
oaknoun	(countable) A deciduous tree with distinctive deeply lobed leaves, acorns, and notably strong wood, typically of England and northeastern North America, included in genus Quercus.
deenoun	A unisex given name, short for names beginning with D.
hardangernoun	Ellipsis of Hardanger fiddle. [A type of fiddle typical of Norwegian folk music, characterized by thinner wood than a standard fiddle and the use of either eight or nine strings, four to five of which are sympathetic.]
tinkernoun	Someone who repairs, or attempts repair, on anything mechanical, or who invents such devices; one who tinkers; a tinkerer.
tamperverb	(intransitive) To make unauthorized or improper alterations, sometimes causing deliberate damage; to meddle (with something).
twiddleverb	(transitive) To wiggle, fidget or play with; to move around.
meddleverb	To interfere in or with; to concern oneself with unduly.
fidgetverb	(intransitive) To wiggle or twitch; to move the body, especially the fingers, around nervously or idly.
manipulateverb	(transitive) To influence, manage, direct, control or tamper with something