1. small and unimportant; trivial
Usage: informal

1. the action of playing the fiddle
2. the action of touching or adjusting something restlessly

1. present participle of fiddle: to play the fiddle
2. present participle of fiddle: to touch or adjust something restlessly

Examples

• Stop wasting time on fiddling details and focus on the main issue.
• The old man’s fiddling at the town square drew a small crowd.
• She was fiddling with her phone during the meeting.
• His constant fiddling with the radio was annoying.
• The musician spent hours fiddling in the practice room.
• Quit fiddling with that broken clock and throw it away.
• These fiddling expenses add up to very little money.