fiddle away
fiddle away · fiddles away · fiddled away · fiddling away
To play the fiddle idlyTo play the fiddle idly.
Meaning
2 senses(intransitive)To play the fiddle idly.
(transitive)To waste (time)
There's nothing I like more than fiddling away Saturday night playing dominoes with myself.
Forms
fiddles away, fiddling away, fiddled away, fiddled away| Base form | fiddle away · to fiddle away |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | fiddles away |
| Present participle | fiddling away |
| Past simple | fiddled away |
| Past participle | fiddled away |
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.
Lessons 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