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View usage for: (fɪdəlɪŋ) 1. uncountable nounFiddling is the practice of getting money dishonestly by altering financial documents. [British, informal] Salomon's fiddling is likely to bring big trouble for the firm. 2. uncountable nounViolin playing, especially in folk music, is sometimes referred to as fiddling. 3. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]You can describe something as fiddling if it is small, unimportant, or difficult to do. ...the daunting amount of fiddling technical detail. Synonyms: trivial, small, petty, trifling More Synonyms of fiddling fiddling in British English (ˈfɪdlɪŋ) adjective1. trifling or insignificant; petty 2. another word for fiddly fiddling in American English (fɪdəlɪŋ) Examples of 'fiddling' in a sentencefiddling Definition small or unimportant There were a thousand fiddling jobs to do. Additional synonymsDefinition foolish and of no value She doesn't want to comment. It's too futile. Synonyms trivial, pointless, trifling, unimportantDefinition having little or no importance In 1949 it was still a small, insignificant city. Synonyms unimportant, minor, irrelevant, petty, trivial, meaningless, trifling, meagre, negligible, flimsy, paltry, immaterial, inconsequential, nondescript, measly (informal), scanty, inconsiderable, of no consequence, nonessential, small potatoes, nickel-and-dime (US, slang), of no account, nugatory, unsubstantial, not worth mentioning, of no moment, wanky (taboo, slang) Definition excessively concerned with unimportant detail pettifogging bureaucratic interference Synonyms hairsplitting, mean, sophisticated, subtle, petty, insignificant, niggling, paltry, quibbling, piddling (informal), nit-picking (informal), cavilling, equivocating, captious, sophistical, casuistic - fictional
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Additional synonymsDefinition trivial or unimportant Rows would start over petty things. Synonyms trivial, inferior, insignificant, little, small, slight, trifling, negligible, unimportant, paltry, measly (informal), contemptible, piddling (informal), inconsiderable, inessential, nickel-and-dime (US, slang) Definition unimportant or trivial No detail was too small to escape her attention. Synonyms unimportant, minor, trivial, insignificant, little, lesser, petty, trifling, negligible, paltry, piddling (informal) Definition insignificant, petty, or frivolous The guests had each paid £250, no trifling sum. Synonyms insignificant, small, tiny, empty, slight, silly, shallow, petty, idle, trivial, worthless, negligible, unimportant, frivolous, paltry, minuscule, puny, measly, piddling (informal), inconsiderable, valueless, nickel-and-dime (US, slang), footling (informal) Definition trivial or insignificant It was an unimportant job, and paid very little. Synonyms insignificant, minor, petty, trivial, slight, irrelevant, worthless, trifling, paltry, immaterial, inconsequential, low-ranking, of no consequence, nickel-and-dime (US, slang), of no account, nugatory, not worth mentioning, of no moment |