- present participle of fiddle.
fiddling
Example Sentences
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Google Calendar provides a “secret address” in settings so you can avoid any API fiddling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 3, 2026
Neville is skeptical that businesses will be fiddling around with AI products to create their own cybersecurity.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 27, 2026
The ongoing injuries have left Musselman to continue fiddling with his lineup in search of answers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 14, 2026
Mondelez says it has not been fiddling with the recipe, at least not recently.
From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2025
As she wheels me out to the lobby, I clasp my hands in my lap, fiddling nervously.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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