fiddle-faddle

[ fid-l-fad-l ]

/ ˈfɪd lˌfæd l /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR fiddle-faddle ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

nonsense.

something trivial.

verb (used without object), fid·dle-fad·dled, fid·dle-fad·dling.

to fuss with trifles.

interjection

(used to express irritation, impatience, etc.)

Origin of fiddle-faddle

First recorded in 1570–80; gradational compound based on fiddle

OTHER WORDS FROM fiddle-faddle

fiddle-faddler, noun

Words nearby fiddle-faddle

fiddle, fiddleback, fiddleback spider, fiddle bow, fiddle-de-dee, fiddle-faddle, fiddle-footed, fiddlehead, fiddle pattern, fiddler, fiddler beetle

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Example sentences from the Web for fiddle-faddle

He said one day to me, "Why don't you give up your fiddle-faddle of geology and zoology, and turn to the occult sciences!"
The Autobiography of Charles Darwin|Charles Darwin
He might indeed have been well designated as "a fiddle-faddle bit of sterling."
Notes & Queries, No. 25. Saturday, April 20, 1850|Various
Dost thou think I will fiddle-faddle about myself like a woman?
An Orkney Maid|Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr
There's a lot of "fiddle-faddle" wrapped up in that word "inspiration."
The Fiction Factory|John Milton Edwards

Well might the merit of your passion be doubted, you say, if, like Mr. Solmes—fiddle-faddle!
Clarissa, Volume 2 (of 9)|Samuel Richardson

British Dictionary definitions for fiddle-faddle

fiddle-faddle

/ (ˈfɪdəlˌfædəl) /

noun, interjection

trivial matter; nonsense

verb

(intr) to fuss or waste time, esp over trivial matters

Derived forms of fiddle-faddle

fiddle-faddler, noun

Word Origin for fiddle-faddle

C16: reduplication of fiddle

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单词	fiddle-faddle
释义	fiddle-faddle [ fid-l-fad-l ] / ˈfɪd lˌfæd l / SEE SYNONYMS FOR fiddle-faddle ON THESAURUS.COM noun nonsense. something trivial. verb (used without object), fid·dle-fad·dled, fid·dle-fad·dling. to fuss with trifles. interjection (used to express irritation, impatience, etc.) Origin of fiddle-faddle First recorded in 1570–80; gradational compound based on fiddle OTHER WORDS FROM fiddle-faddle fiddle-faddler, noun Words nearby fiddle-faddle fiddle, fiddleback, fiddleback spider, fiddle bow, fiddle-de-dee, fiddle-faddle, fiddle-footed, fiddlehead, fiddle pattern, fiddler, fiddler beetle Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for fiddle-faddle He said one day to me, "Why don't you give up your fiddle-faddle of geology and zoology, and turn to the occult sciences!" The Autobiography of Charles Darwin\|Charles Darwin He might indeed have been well designated as "a fiddle-faddle bit of sterling." Notes & Queries, No. 25. Saturday, April 20, 1850\|Various Dost thou think I will fiddle-faddle about myself like a woman? An Orkney Maid\|Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr There's a lot of "fiddle-faddle" wrapped up in that word "inspiration." The Fiction Factory\|John Milton Edwards Well might the merit of your passion be doubted, you say, if, like Mr. Solmes—fiddle-faddle! Clarissa, Volume 2 (of 9)\|Samuel Richardson British Dictionary definitions for fiddle-faddle fiddle-faddle / (ˈfɪdəlˌfædəl) / noun, interjection trivial matter; nonsense verb (intr) to fuss or waste time, esp over trivial matters Derived forms of fiddle-faddle fiddle-faddler, noun Word Origin for fiddle-faddle C16: reduplication of fiddle Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to fiddle-faddle hogwash, frippery, froth, triviality, bunk, baloney, frivolity, bull, malarkey, minutia, trifle, flummery
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fiddle-faddle

noun

verb (used without object), fid·dle-fad·dled, fid·dle-fad·dling.

interjection

Origin of fiddle-faddle

OTHER WORDS FROM fiddle-faddle

Words nearby fiddle-faddle

Example sentences from the Web for fiddle-faddle

British Dictionary definitions for fiddle-faddle

noun, interjection

verb

Derived forms of fiddle-faddle

Word Origin for fiddle-faddle

Words related to fiddle-faddle