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fiddle around en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (intransitive, transitive, with "with") To toy or play (with something) in an idle, fidgety, aimless or unstructured way; to mess around (with); to muck around (with).
    • Stop fiddling around with those matches before you set the place on fire.
  2. (intransitive, transitive, with "with") To tinker (with): to make small adjustments or improvements (to something), especially in an experimental or unskilled manner.
    • I've been fiddling around all morning, trying to get this old lawnmower to work.

Forms

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fiddling around Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
fiddled around Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
fiddled around Tense=Past lexicographic
fiddles around Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic