fiddling
Example Sentences
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"The constant need to keep fiddling to pull them up displays an uncomfortable and unconfident demeanour," she says.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
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 ● Feb. 27, 2026
Neville is skeptical that businesses will be fiddling around with AI products to create their own cybersecurity.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 27, 2026
Take, for example, Parton’s great-grandmother, Tennessee, who kept her home open for “singing, fiddling, and buck dancing.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2026
He leans back in his seat with a sigh, fiddling with the radio’s dial.
From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender
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