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Of petty or trivial importance; footling
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- It was a fiddling little fault, but ultimately proved disastrous.
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The playing of music on a fiddle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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The act of fidgeting.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Tweaking; manipulation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: fiddlery, tweakery
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present participle and gerund of fiddle
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Examples
- He was fiddling while Rome burned.
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6
adjective satellite
Meaning 6
(informal) small and of little importance
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a fiddling sum of money
- a footling gesture
- our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war
- a little (or small) matter
- a dispute over niggling details
- limited to petty enterprises
- piffling efforts
- giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: footling, lilliputian, little, niggling, piddling, piffling, petty, picayune, trivial
Antonyms: none provided
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