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Meanings of fiddle in English

Portuguese
violino
Catalan
violí
Spanish
violín
Wikidata

A musical instrument of the strings family with four strings tuned in perfect fifths.

violino
Spanish
jugar

Manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination.

Related terms
jugar
Synonyms
Examples for "play"
Examples for "play"
1
CADDIE'S ROLE:New improved points system has produced more volatility in the play-offs.
The Irish Times
2
Private companies will still play a greater role in the health service.
The Guardian
3
Even as political leaders play their role, citizens should refrain from violence.
Feminist dot com
4
Overall, this week has many data and political risk factors at play.
The South African
5
Far better for the Conservatives to play Europe at its own game.
Reuters
1
Of course, in principle, there is nothing wrong with a pink toy.
The Guardian
2
At home that evening it proved to be a great cat toy.
Wired
3
Plus, of course, this toy is teaching them about alternative energy sources.
NY Magazine
4
Vincent's new device, his new toy for the Forgetting, had several disadvantages.
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August
5
All 15 Ken dolls will be in toy stores later this year.
Reuters
1
So he began to try 'Hey diddle diddle', but it wouldn't do.
At the Back of the North Wind
2
Tramp, tramp, tramp went the rhythmic feet; diddle-diddle-dee went the fiddles.
Peak and Prairie / From a Colorado Sketch-book
3
The origin of the diddle is referrable to the infancy of the Human Race.
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 4
4
Rather a small, but still a scientific diddle is this.
Complete Stories and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe
5
The origin of the diddle is referable to the infancy of the Human Race.
Complete Stories and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe
Spanish
esquivar

Avoid (one's assigned duties)

esquivar

Play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly.

Usage of fiddle in English
1
Having consumed the said sweet, she continued to fiddle with the paper.
The Irish Times
2
One I knew played the fiddle; another preached Socialism in Hyde Park.
The Little Nugget
3
No sharp young troopers, fit as a fiddle and ready to fight.
Countdown: The Liberators-ARC
4
This bank will be blue in a few weeks; and fiddle-heads everywhere.
A Great Emergency and Other Tales
5
The fuss-and-fiddle days with parallel-sided cracks gave way to plug and chug.
Climbing Magazine
6
Playing second fiddle, the EU and the UN can stamp and shout.
The Guardian
7
The colored musician began to put his fiddle in the best order.
The Kentucky Ranger
8
Yes, but we determined that these will play second fiddle to climbing.
Climbing Magazine
9
Communion playing second fiddle to the civil rights movement and urban renewal.
Salem’s Lot
10
The wailing of the fiddle floated out upon the warm afternoon air.
Janice Day at Poketown
11
It involves playing the fiddle while, er, dressed as a sea eagle.
The Guardian
12
There's enough liquor in the head when the fiddle's in the hand.
The World for Sale, Volume 2.
13
I'd almost called one of the servants to fiddle in your ear.
The Three Black Pennys: A Novel
14
The tents were soaked and the ropes as tight as fiddle strings.
The Incomparable 29th and the "River Clyde"
15
I play the big bass fiddle and the violin right off, and-
Life in the Clearings versus the Bush
16
The fiddle Hawksley now held in his hands was dull, almost black.
The Drums of Jeopardy
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Translations for fiddle
Catalan
violí
Fiddle through the time
Fiddle across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common