fiddle, v.
(fiddled, fiddles, fiddling)
(fiddled, fiddles, fiddling)
try to fix or mend
<verb.change>
fiddle tinker
sample sentences
"Can you tinker with the T.V. set--it's not working right""She always fiddles with her van on the weekend"
verb frames
Somebody ----s PPverb frames
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lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
fiddle monkey tamper
sample sentences
"Someone tampered with the documents on my desk""The reporter fiddle with the facts"
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s something
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
diddle fiddle play toy
sample sentences
"She played nervously with her wedding ring""Don't fiddle with the screws"
"He played with the idea of running for the Senate"
verb frames
Somebody ----s PPverb frames
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Somebody ----s PP
lexical pointers
also see
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
play on a violin
<verb.creation>
fiddle
sample sentences
"Zuckerman fiddled that song very nicely"verb frames
Somebody ----s something
play the violin or fiddle
<verb.creation>
fiddle
verb frames
Somebody ----s
commit fraud and steal from one's employer
<verb.possession>
fiddle
sample sentences
"We found out that she had been fiddling for years"verb frames
Somebody ----s
semantic pointers
hypernym
avoid (one's assigned duties)
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
fiddle goldbrick shirk shrink from
sample sentences
"The derelict soldier shirked his duties"verb frames
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Somebody ----sSomebody ----s something
lexical pointers
derivationally related form