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fiddling

/ˈfɪd.lɪŋ/

fiddling around

fiddlingnoun

fiddlings

Translations

возня

He spent the afternoon in fiddling with his model trains.

Он провел день в возне с его модельными поездами.

Additional translations

пустяк

возня с мелочами

Definitions

The act of playing a violin or fiddle.

Her fiddling was so captivating that the audience was completely silent.

Trivial or petty activity, often involving unnecessary or minor adjustments.

He spent the afternoon fiddling with the old radio, trying to get it to work.

The act of cheating or fraud, especially involving money or accounts.

He was arrested for tax fiddling after the audit.

Synonyms

fiddling around

fiddlingadjective

more fiddling

Comp.

most fiddling

Super.

/ˈfɪd.lɪŋ/

Translations

пустяковый

He was caught up in fiddling details instead of focusing on the main issue.

Он застрял на пустяковых деталях вместо того, чтобы сосредоточиться на основной проблеме.

мелочный

She was criticized for her fiddling concerns about the project.

Ее критиковали за мелочные заботы о проекте.

Additional translations

незначительный

бесполезный

Definitions

Trivial or unimportant.

He spent the afternoon on fiddling tasks instead of focusing on the main project.

Synonyms

fiddleverb

fiddling

Gerund

fiddled

Past Simple

fiddled

Past Participle

fiddling

Gerund

/ˈfɪd.əl/

Translations

возиться

He likes to fiddle with old radios in his spare time.

Он любит возиться со старыми радиоприемниками в свободное время.

играть

She fiddled with her hair while talking on the phone.

Она играла с волосами, разговаривая по телефону.

подделывать

He was caught trying to fiddle the accounts.

Его поймали на попытке подделывать счета.

Additional translations

мошенничать

ковыряться

теребить

Definitions

To play a violin or similar instrument.

She fiddled beautifully at the concert last night.

To touch or manipulate something in a nervous or restless way.

He fiddled with his pen while waiting for the interview to start.

To make small adjustments to something, often in an attempt to improve it.

He fiddled with the engine until it started running smoothly.

To waste time or engage in aimless activity.

She fiddled around all afternoon instead of doing her homework.

To falsify or tamper with something, especially in a dishonest way.

The accountant was caught fiddling the books to hide the losses.

Synonyms

fool around

mess around

fiddlenoun

Definitions

A violin, especially when used to play folk music.

The musician played a lively tune on his fiddle at the country fair.

An act of cheating or swindling.

The accountant was caught in a fiddle involving the company's finances.

A contrivance, such as a raised rim, to prevent things from rolling or sliding off a table in a ship.

The sailor secured the dishes with a fiddle to keep them from falling during the storm.

A task or action that is fiddly, awkward, or requires careful attention; a hassle (chiefly British, informal).

Changing the tiny batteries is a bit of a fiddle.

Music played on a fiddle, especially in a folk style.

The festival featured hours of traditional Appalachian fiddle.

fiddleadjective

Definitions

Relating to or characteristic of a fiddle (violin) or the music played on it, used before a noun.

The dancers moved to lively fiddle music.

fiddleinterjection

Definitions

Used to express annoyance, impatience, or the view that something is unimportant; nonsense.

Oh, fiddle! I left the tickets at home.