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Synonyms for fiddle

fidget

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tinker

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fraud

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violin

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Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

Synonyms for fiddle

to move one's fingers or hands in a nervous or aimless fashion

to handle something idly, ignorantly, or destructively

fiddle away: to pass (time) without working or in avoiding work

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Synonyms for fiddle

bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family

avoid (one's assigned duties)

commit fraud and steal from one's employer

play the violin or fiddle

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play on a violin

manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination

play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly

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try to fix or mend

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McMurry fiddled from Nowata, Okla., to Nevada, Mo., and beyond, on old-time radio shows broadcast by AM stations in Pittsburg and Coffeyville, Kan.
So when it is said that the Emperor Nero fiddled while Rome burned, it does not mean he was actually playing a fiddle (Page 63, January 2).
One in 20 admitted using or purchasing illegal drugs with a client abroad, one in 25 fiddled their expenses when travelling overseas, 3pc admitted being arrested and one executive in 50 admitted to taking a "romantic companion" on the company's money.
Mr German was alleged to have fiddled expenses from his former employer, the Welsh Joint Education Committee.