fiddle
/ˈfɪdl/verb
उच्चारण फ़िडल
छेड़ना; हेराफेरी करना
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[I, T]
to keep touching or moving something with your hands, often because you are bored or nervous; to change the details or figures of something to get money dishonestly
छेड़ना; हेराफेरी करना
- fiddle with your pen
- The nervous boy kept fiddling with his tie.
- Stop fiddling with the remote and sit still.
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- The clerk was caught fiddling the accounts.
- She fiddled with her bangles throughout the interview.
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[C]
a violin
वायलिन
- play the fiddle
- He learnt to play the fiddle from his grandfather.
- The street musician played a lively tune on the fiddle.
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- She took the fiddle out of its case and tuned it.
- A fiddle and a drum led the procession.
Synonyms violin
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
fiddle with + noun
To keep touching or moving something with your hands, usually because you are nervous or bored.
घबराहट या ऊब के कारण किसी चीज़ को हाथों से बार-बार छूना या हिलाना।
- He fiddled with his pen throughout the interview.
fiddle around / about
To spend time doing small, unimportant things with no clear purpose.
बिना स्पष्ट उद्देश्य के छोटे-छोटे बेकार कामों में समय बिताना।
- Stop fiddling around and start your homework.
fiddle + noun (informal: cheat)
In informal British English, to change figures dishonestly, as in fiddle the accounts or a tax fiddle.
अनौपचारिक ब्रिटिश अंग्रेज़ी में, आँकड़ों को बेईमानी से बदलना, जैसे fiddle the accounts।
- The clerk was caught fiddling the accounts.
a fiddle (noun)
The noun means a violin, or a dishonest scheme. It can also mean a task that needs delicate hand work.
संज्ञा 'fiddle' का अर्थ वायलिन, बेईमानी की योजना, या सावधानी से हाथ से करने वाला कठिन काम हो सकता है।
- Threading the tiny needle was a real fiddle.
+Collocations 4
fiddle + noun
the booksthe figuresthe accountsthe resultsa tax claim
- The manager was dismissed for fiddling the expenses.
fiddle with + noun
a pena ringthe dialthe radioa buttona phone
- She fiddled with the radio dial until a clear station came.
play + fiddle
play the fiddleplay second fiddletune a fiddlea fiddle playera fiddle solo
- Their father played the fiddle at every village fair.
adjective + fiddle
taxexpensesbenefitinsurancesmall
- The police are investigating a benefit fiddle.
“More examples 5
- Radhika fiddled with her bracelet while waiting for the result.
परिणाम की प्रतीक्षा करते हुए राधिका अपने कंगन से खेलती रही।
- Please don't fiddle with the settings of my computer.
कृपया मेरे कंप्यूटर की settings से छेड़छाड़ न करें।
- The shopkeeper fiddled the bill by adding extra items.
दुकानदार ने अतिरिक्त वस्तुएँ जोड़कर बिल में हेराफेरी की।
- The old man played a sad tune on his fiddle.
बूढ़े आदमी ने अपने वायलिन पर एक उदास धुन बजाई।
- Opening the tiny lock without a key was a fiddle.
बिना चाबी के छोटा ताला खोलना एक पेचीदा काम था।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ The child was fiddling the toy.
✓ The child was fiddling with the toy.
When fiddle means to touch something nervously or idly, it takes 'with'.
जब 'fiddle' का अर्थ घबराहट या यूँ ही किसी चीज़ को छूना हो, तब उसके साथ 'with' आता है।
✗ He fiddles the violin well.
✓ He plays the fiddle well.
To make music on it, use the verb 'play'. Fiddle as a verb does not mean 'play the violin'.
उस पर संगीत बजाने के लिए क्रिया 'play' आती है; क्रिया 'fiddle' का अर्थ वायलिन बजाना नहीं है।
✗ She was fiddling about with her ring since morning.
✓ She had been fiddling about with her ring since morning.
With 'since', the past perfect continuous is needed for an action that went on up to a past moment.
'Since' के साथ, बीते समय तक चलती रही क्रिया के लिए past perfect continuous चाहिए।
¶Idioms 3
play second fiddle (to sb/sth)
to be treated as less important than sb/sth; to have a less important position than sb/sth
किसी के अधीन या दूसरे दर्जे की भूमिका निभाना
- He refused to play second fiddle to his younger colleague.
- In the film, she plays second fiddle to the hero.
(as) fit as a fiddle
in very good physical condition
पूरी तरह स्वस्थ और चुस्त
- At eighty, my grandfather is still as fit as a fiddle.
- After a month of yoga, she felt fit as a fiddle.
fiddle while Rome burns
to waste time on unimportant things while something serious is happening
संकट के समय बेकार के कामों में लगे रहना
- The council kept arguing about posters while the city flooded; they were fiddling while Rome burned.
- We cannot fiddle while Rome burns when sales are falling every month.
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Fit as a fiddle (very healthy), play second fiddle (have a less important role), fiddle while Rome burns (do unimportant things during a crisis).
Idioms: fit as a fiddle (बिलकुल स्वस्थ), play second fiddle (कम महत्वपूर्ण भूमिका निभाना), fiddle while Rome burns (संकट में तुच्छ काम करना)।