fiddle about
fiddle about · fiddles about · fiddled about · fiddling about
Synonym of fiddle aroundSynonym of fiddle around.
» You have to fiddle about a bit with this thing… There you go! It's starting to work.
Man muss an diesem Apparat ... 'n bisschen dran rumfummeln ... Ha! Er beginnt zu funktionieren.
С этой штуковиной нужно немного повозиться… Ну вот, заработало!
Meaning
1 sensesSynonym of fiddle around.
Examples
1 sentencesYou have to fiddle about a bit with this thing… There you go! It's starting to work.
ruС этой штуковиной нужно немного повозиться… Ну вот, заработало! — Wezel
deMan muss an diesem Apparat ... 'n bisschen dran rumfummeln ... Ha! Er beginnt zu funktionieren. — kroko
Forms
fiddles about, fiddling about, fiddled about, fiddled about| Base form | fiddle about · to fiddle about |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | fiddles about |
| Present participle | fiddling about |
| Past simple | fiddled about |
| Past participle | fiddled about |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
4 phrasal verbs- fiddle awayTo play the fiddle idly.
- fiddle aroundTo toy or play (with something) in an idle, fidgety, aimless or unstructured way; to mess around (with); to muck around (with).
- fiddle aboutSynonym of fiddle around.
- fiddle withTo manipulate or toy with (an object), especially in a nervous, restless or aimless manner.
Synonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb