💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Fiddle about"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| fiddle aroundverb | (intransitive, or transitive with "with") To toy or play (with something) in an idle, fidgety, aimless or unstructured way; to mess around (with); to muck around (with). |
| fiddle awayverb | (intransitive) To play the fiddle idly. |
| faff aroundverb | Synonym of faff about. |
| fiddlenoun | A violin, a small unfretted stringed instrument with four strings tuned (lowest to highest) G-D-A-E, usually held against the chin, shoulder, chest or on the upper thigh and played with a bow (see also usage notes below). |
| faff aboutverb | (intransitive, chiefly UK) To waste time; to spend time idly. |
| mess aroundverb | (informal) To joke, kid, or play. |
| fiddlefuckverb | (US, Canada, vulgar slang) To waste time. |
| fool aroundverb | (intransitive, idiomatic) To engage in frivolous behaviour; to monkey around. |
| fiddle-faddlenoun | nonsense |
| futz aroundverb | (Northern US, slang) To waste time frivolously or busy oneself with minor tasks; to experiment or tinker. |
| fritternoun | A dish made by deep-frying food coated in batter. |
| dallynoun | Several wraps of rope around the saddle horn, used to stop animals in roping. |
| dawdleverb | (intransitive) To spend time idly and unfruitfully; to waste time. |
| screw aroundverb | (intransitive) To waste time; to dawdle; to play or idle. |
| faddlenoun | To fiddle (play aimlessly). |
| tool aroundverb | (idiomatic) To spend one's time idly. |
| mess aboutverb | (intransitive) To misbehave |
| footle aroundverb | To pass time doing unimportant things; to mess around. |
| fanny aroundverb | Alternative form of fanny about. [(chiefly British, intransitive, slang) To waste time or fool around; to engage in activity which produces little or no accomplishment.] |
| footle aboutverb | To pass time doing unimportant things; to mess around. |
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