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fiddlin'

fiddlin' is the pronunciation spelling of fiddling.

Meaning of fiddling

Noun

fiddling (countable and uncountable, plural fiddlings)

  1. The playing of music on a fiddle.
  2. The act of fidgeting.
  3. Tweaking; manipulation.
    • [W]e, her doctors […] seemed powerless to prevent [side-effects], despite all our reassurances, and all our fiddlings and manipulations with the dosage[…]1973, Oliver Sacks, Awakenings
    Synonyms:
    fiddlery, tweakery

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Questions about fiddlin'

What is fiddlin' the pronunciation spelling of?
Fiddlin' is the pronunciation spelling of fiddling.

Words near fiddlin' in the dictionary

  1. fiddlewoods
  2. fiddley
  3. fiddleys
  4. fiddlier
  5. fiddliest
  6. fiddlin'
  7. fiddliness
  8. fiddling
  9. fiddling about
  10. fiddling around
  11. fiddling away

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