FIDDLE WITH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does fiddle with mean? 

• FIDDLE WITH (verb)
  The verb FIDDLE WITH has 1 sense:

1. manipulate, as in a nervous or unconscious manner

  Familiarity information: FIDDLE WITH used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FIDDLE WITH (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Manipulate, as in a nervous or unconscious manner

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

fiddle with; twiddle

Context example:

He twiddled his thumbs while waiting for the interview

Hypernyms (to "fiddle with" is one way to...):

manipulate (hold something in one's hands and move it)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something