fiddling around

A form of fiddle around — To toy or play (with something) in an idle, fidgety, aimless or unstructured way; to mess around (with); to muck around (with).

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of fiddle around
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fiddling around. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fiddling%20around

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