Fiddle around and Settle

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Fiddle around verb - To spend time in aimless activity.

Usage example: we spent the snow day just fiddling around

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Settle is an antonym for fiddle around.

Settle verb - To cause to come to rest at the bottom (as of a liquid).

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Fiddle around is an antonym for settle.

Nearby Words: settled, settlement, settling, settler, settlor

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