refiddle with
refiddle with verb: to fiddle with again.
Verb
refiddle with (third-person singular simple present refiddles with, present participle refiddling with, simple past and past participle refiddled with)
- To fiddle with again.
- Standard I/O functions are not programmable — unless, that is, you have the original source code and you don't mind fiddling with files that are likely to be updated regularly, requiring you to refiddle with the updates again and again.1993, Tom Swan, Tom Swan's code secrets, →ISBN, page 5
- Makes me tempted to reopen your files and refiddle with the promotion material.2003, E. Philip Trapp, The Red-ribboned Letters, →ISBN, page 248
Forms of refiddle with
| third-person singular present | refiddles with |
|---|---|
| present participle | refiddling with |
| past participle | refiddled with |
| past | refiddled with |
Origin of refiddle with
From re- + fiddle with.
Questions about refiddle with
- What does refiddle with mean?
- Refiddle with means to fiddle with again.
- What part of speech is refiddle with?
- Refiddle with is a verb.
- What is the past tense of refiddle with?
- The past tense of refiddle with is refiddled with.
Words near refiddle with in the dictionary
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