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Meaning of fiddle around | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. To toy or play (with something) in an idle, fidgety, aimless or unstructured way; to mess around (with); to muck around (with).
    intransitive, transitive
  2. To tinker (with): to make small adjustments or improvements (to something), especially in an experimental or unskilled manner.
    intransitive, transitive

Equivalents

Deutsch kleckern
Українська копирсатися

Examples

“Stop fiddling around with those matches before you set the place on fire.”
“I've been fiddling around all morning, trying to get this old lawnmower to work.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

fiddle away fiddle the books fiddle while Rome burns fiddle with fiddle-faddle fiddle-faddled

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