Unscramble fiddles

Definition of fiddle

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: violin.

verb:

• avoid (one's assigned duties); "The derelict soldier shirked his duties". Synonyms: goldbrick, shirk, shrink from.
• commit fraud and steal from one's employer; "We found out that she had been fiddling for years".
• play the violin or fiddle.
• play on a violin; "Zuckerman fiddled that song very nicely".
• manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination; "She played nervously with her wedding ring", "Don't fiddle with the screws", "He played with the idea of running for the Senate". Synonyms: diddle, play, toy.
• play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly; "Someone tampered with the documents on my desk", "The reporter fiddle with the facts". Synonyms: monkey, tamper.
• try to fix or mend; "Can you tinker with the T.V. set--it's not working right", "She always fiddles with her van on the weekend". Synonyms: tinker.

Related words

malinger, retire, scrimshank, skulk, slack.

Words nearby

diddle, fiddler, fuddle, middle, piddle, riddle.

Rhymes with

diddle, middle, piddle, riddle, twiddle.