fiddle

Example Sentences

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I was fiddling with my phone during both expressions of loyalty, nervous that I wouldn’t get an intelligible recording of Mr. Paxton’s remarks.

From The Wall Street Journal

He couldn’t understand what I was doing down on my knees in the middle of the road, fiddling around in the dust.

From Literature

She brushed her hands down her hair, licked her lips again, fiddled with her dress, and finally fumbled with her fingers.

From Literature

It was not intended to meddle, fiddle or interfere with internal domestic affairs in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Katherine, tell Chip to stop fiddling with the cell phone,” he whispered urgently.

From Literature