refiddle with en · VERB
Etymology
From re- + fiddle with.
Meanings
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To fiddle with again.
Standard I/O functions are not programmable — unless, that is, you have the original source code and you don't mind fiddling with files that are likely to be updated regularly, requiring you to refiddle with the updates again and again.
1993, Tom Swan, Tom Swan's code secrets, →ISBN, page 5:Makes me tempted to reopen your files and refiddle with the promotion material.
2003, E. Philip Trapp, The Red-ribboned Letters, →ISBN, page 248:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| refiddles with | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| refiddling with | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| refiddled with | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| refiddled with | Tense=Past | lexicographic |