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Definition of Fiddle with
1. Verb. Manipulate, as in a nervous or unconscious manner. "He twiddled his thumbs while waiting for the interview"
Definition of Fiddle with
1. Verb. To manipulate an object, especially in a nervous or restless manner. ¹
2. Verb. To adjust the position, as of an electronic device, in order to provide better reception or signal. ¹
3. Verb. (figuratively) To manipulate in order to gain something for oneself. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fiddle With
Literary usage of Fiddle with
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Appletons' Journal (1877)
"The Pole resumed the fiddle with a sigh, and took up his place as band and
band-master in one. " Ladislas !" he said, with his quaint, foreign accent. ..."
2. The Diary of William Bentley: Pastor of the East Church, Salem, Massachusetts by William Bentley, Joseph Gilbert Waters, Marguerite Dalrymple, Alice G. Waters, Essex Institute (1914)
"That he carries his fiddle with him & while his beast is feeding, often amuses
himself with his strings. ..."
3. Underground: Gambling and Its Horrors. by Thomas Wallace Knox (1876)
"And that's how I lost the county.77 Tom Corwin said that he once lost an election
by running against a-fellow who could fiddle with his left hand. ..."
4. Macmillan's Magazine by David Masson, George Grove, John Morley, Mowbray Morris (1899)
"Monsieur Pol had come from Berrien bringing his fiddle with him. He was a fat,
thirsty old man, who could never get anything to eat sufficiently raw for his ..."
5. Traits and Stories of the Irish Peasantry by William Carleton (1896)
"... by the seniors of the village, sawing the fiddle with indefatigable vigour,
... when he rasped the fiddle with a desperate effort "to overtake the ..."
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