fiddling noun 3adjective 1forms 1 noun3 •The playing of music on a fiddle. •The act of fidgeting. •Tweaking; manipulation.[W]e, her doctors […] seemed powerless to prevent [side-effects], despite all our reassurances, and all our fiddlings and manipulations with the dosage[…] — 1973 adjective1 •Of petty or trivial importance; footlingIt was a fiddling little fault, but ultimately proved disastrous. formsfiddlings
