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Meaning of fiddle away | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. To play the fiddle idly.
    intransitive
  2. To waste (time)
    transitive

Equivalents

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Examples

“There's nothing I like⟳ more than fiddling away Saturday night playing dominoes with myself.”

CEFR level

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

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

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