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fiddled around

fiddled around is the simple past and past participle of fiddle around.

Meaning of fiddle around

Verb

fiddle around (third-person singular simple present fiddles around, present participle fiddling around, simple past and past participle fiddled around)

  1. (intransitive, transitive) To toy or play (with something) in an idle, fidgety, aimless or unstructured way; to mess around (with); to muck around (with).
    • Stop fiddling around with those matches before you set the place on fire.
  2. (intransitive, transitive) To tinker (with): to make small adjustments or improvements (to something), especially in an experimental or unskilled manner.
    • I've been fiddling around all morning, trying to get this old lawnmower to work.

Questions about fiddled around

What is fiddled around the simple past and past participle of?
Fiddled around is the simple past and past participle of fiddle around.

Words near fiddled around in the dictionary

  1. fiddlebacks
  2. fiddlebow
  3. fiddlebows
  4. fiddled
  5. fiddled about
  6. fiddled around
  7. fiddled away
  8. fiddled while Rome burned
  9. fiddled while Rome burnt
  10. fiddled with
  11. fiddlededee

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