phrasal verb

Fiddle around

Letter FInseparable

2Sections

Waste time doing silly things, or unsuccessful things

Meanings

  • Waste time doing silly things, or unsuccessful things (intransitive, International English)
  • Make small movements with your hands (intransitive, International English)

Examples

  • I FIDDLED AROUND with the phone but couldn't get any signal.
  • He FIDDLED AROUND for something in his pockets.

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