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3 English Phrasal Verbs With 'FIDDLE'

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We have definitions for 3 phrasal verbs with 'FIDDLE'

3 phrasal verbs with 'FIDDLE'

Fiddle about

  1. Waste time doing silly things, or doing things unsuccessfully
    (Intransitive | International English)
    » Example: We spent the whole afternoon FIDDLING ABOUT with the computer but couldn't get it to work.

Fiddle around

  1. Waste time doing silly things, or unsuccessful things
    (Intransitive | International English)
    » Example: I FIDDLED AROUND with the phone but couldn't get any signal.
  2. Make small movements with your hands
    (Intransitive | International English)
    » Example: He FIDDLED AROUND for something in his pockets.

Fiddle away

  1. Waste time
    (Separable [optional] | American English)
    » Example: He FIDDLED AWAY the afternoon.

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