Dictionary Check: fiddle

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Definition

noun

bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow

Synonyms:
verb

avoid (one's assigned duties)

Example: "The derelict soldier shirked his duties"
verb

commit fraud and steal from one's employer

Example: "We found out that she had been fiddling for years"
verb

play the violin or fiddle

verb

play on a violin

Example: "Zuckerman fiddled that song very nicely"
verb

manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination

Example: "She played nervously with her wedding ring"
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