‘A _fiddle_ is the guardrail that keeps objects like eyeglasses or ashtrays from falling off the ledge.’

‘There is a cold moulded _fiddle_ around the edge of the worktop with an integrated handrail.’

‘inserting a tape is a bit of a _fiddle_ ’

‘I’m one of the few people I know who fixes hardware purely through the laying on of hands - sometimes I have a bit of a _fiddle_ and pull things out before putting them back in, or generally twiddle knobs and such.’

‘Pedal steel and _fiddle_ appear throughout the album, blending well with Paisley’s drawl.’

‘In the introduction, he distinguishes many different kinds of _fiddles_ , the eleventh of which is the Viola d’ amore.’

‘a major mortgage _fiddle_ ’

‘That includes everything from tax evasion and very basic _fiddles_ to money made from computer-game counterfeiting, people-smuggling and drug-dealing.’

‘everyone is _fiddling_ their expenses’

‘Governments can no longer convince people they aren’t _fiddling_ the figures.’

‘This last Saturday was particularly productive as John’s late night _fiddling_ around produced some music that lyrics I wrote over the afternoon on Sat perfectly fit.’

‘I have been spending a bit more time than usual _fiddling_ around at Technorati, recently, and I noticed that there is a tidal movement of Get Real’s Technorati rank.’

‘Britten’s setting is mimetic and operatic, the piano part consisting of a stylisation of the boy’s _fiddling_ , notated on one stave only.’

‘It’s time to retrace your steps to the Temple Bar: the pubs will soon be opening, the black vials of Guinness swilling over the bar and the fiddlers beginning to _fiddle_ …’

‘he _fiddled_ with the blind, trying to prevent the sun from shining in her eyes’

‘And, of course, being Mr BW, he just had to _fiddle_ with it and attempt to get it working again.’

‘Lena _fiddled_ with her cup’

‘People began to greet the two of them, and Cally _fiddled_ with her hands nervously.’