Fiddle With (Verb)
Meaning
Manipulate, as in a nervous or unconscious manner; "He twiddled his thumbs while waiting for the interview".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- The anxious student couldn't stop fiddling with her pen while waiting for the exam results to be announced.
- She had a habit of fiddling with her necklace whenever she was deep in thought or had to make an important decision.
- While on the phone, he was fiddling with the loose wires, completely unaware of what he was doing.
- The little boy was fiddling with the straps of his backpack, impatient to start his first day of school.
- As she listened to the lecture, she found herself fiddling with the edges of her notebook, her mind wandering elsewhere.