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fiddling
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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈfɪdlɪŋ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(fid′ling)
- From the verb fiddle: (⇒ conjugate)
- fiddling is: ⓘClick the infinitive to see all available inflections
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WordReference English-Dutch Dictionary © 2026: | Voornaamste vertalingen | | Engels | Nederlands | | fiddling n | (playing around with [sth]) (informeel) | gefriemel, gepruts, gehannes nw het, ont. | | Stop your fiddling with that thing and get to work! | | fiddling n | (playing the violin) | vioolspel, vioolspelen nw het, ont. | | Susan is good at fiddling and dancing. |
WordReference English-Dutch Dictionary © 2026: | Voornaamste vertalingen | | Engels | Nederlands | | fiddle n | (violin used in folk music) (informeel) | fiedel nw de | | viool nw de | | Zoe played the fiddle at the festival. | | fiddle⇒ vi | (folk music: play a violin) | fiedelen, vioolspelen onoverg.ww | | Dan liked to sit under a tree and fiddle instead of working. | | fiddle vi | (tinker, tamper with [sth]) | friemelen, prutsen onoverg.ww | | The artist decided it was time to put her paintbrush down and stop fiddling. |
WordReference English-Dutch Dictionary © 2026: | Aanvullende vertalingen | | Engels | Nederlands | | fiddle⇒ vtr | colloquial (cheat, distort) | bedriegen, oplichten, vervalsen overg.ww | | (Belg.) | foefelen onoverg.ww | | (informeel) | sjoemelen onoverg.ww |
Overeenkomende vermeldingen van de andere kant van het woordenboek WordReference English-Dutch Dictionary © 2026: | Voornaamste vertalingen | | Nederlands | Engels | | spelen onoverg.ww | (friemelen, frutselen) | fiddle, fumble vi |
WordReference English-Dutch Dictionary © 2026: | Aanvullende vertalingen | | Nederlands | Engels | | viool nw de | (snaarinstrument) | violin n | | (informal) | fiddle n |
WordReference English-Dutch Dictionary © 2026: | Samengestelde woorden: | | Nederlands | Engels | | de eerste viool spelen onoverg. uitdr. | figuurlijk (leidersrol hebben) (figurative) | play first fiddle v expr | | de eerste viool spelen onoverg. uitdr. | letterlijk (in een orkest) | play first fiddle, play first violin v expr | | de tweede viool spelen onoverg. uitdr. | figuurlijk (zich in een ondergeschikte positie bevinden) (figurative) | play second fiddle v expr | | de tweede viool spelen onoverg. uitdr. | letterlijk (in een orkest) | play second violin, play second fiddle v expr | | hannesen met ww+vz | informeel (prutsen met) | fiddle with vi + prep | | klooien met ww+vz | informeel (pielen met, prutsen met) | fiddle with vi + prep | | (informal) | mess with vi + prep | | (informal) | fuss around with vi + prep | | knoeien met ww+vz | figuurlijk (vervalsen, sjoemelen) | tamper with vi + prep | | mess with vi + prep | | fiddle with vi + prep | | prutsen met ww+vz | (broddelen met) | fiddle with vi + prep | | mess about with, tinker about with vi phrasal + prep | | sjoemelen met ww+vz | (knoeien met) | fiddle with vi + prep | | tamper with vi + prep | | sleutelen onoverg.ww | (knutselen met sleutels) | repair, fix vtr | | work on vi + prep | | fiddle with, tinker with vi + prep | | sleutelen aan ww+vz | figuurlijk (kleine veranderingen aanbrengen) | fiddle with, tinker with vi + prep | | tweede viool bn+nw de | (in orkest: vioolpartij) | second violin, second fiddle n |
WordReference English-Dutch Dictionary © 2026: | Vaste combinatie van werkwoord en voorzetsel | | Engels | Nederlands | fiddle around,
also UK: fiddle about vi phrasal | informal (waste time doing [sth] trivial) (informeel, figuurlijk) | stoeien met ww+vz | | zich bezighouden wk.ww | | He began to fiddle around doing crossword puzzles, but soon noticed his English was improving. | fiddle around with [sth],
also UK: fiddle about with [sth] vi phrasal + prep | informal (play absent-mindedly with) (informeel) | prutsen met ww+vz | | She fiddled around with the things on her desk while I was talking. | fiddle around with [sth],
also UK: fiddle about with [sth] vi phrasal + prep | informal (alter or adjust unhelpfully) (informeel) | rommelen met, klooien met ww+vz | | He loved to fiddle about with old cars, but never actually fixed them up. |
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