Fiddle with and Set

Fiddle with

Fiddle with verb - To handle thoughtlessly, ignorantly, or mischievously.

Set and fiddle with are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Set" instead a verb "Fiddle with".

Set

Set verb - To cover and warm eggs as the young inside develop.

Fiddle with and set are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Fiddle with" instead a verb "Set".

Nearby Words: setup, setting

Both terms in one sentence

  • In Skulduggery Pleasant, Skulduggery has pulled this on Stephanie, asking her amongst other things to not fiddle with the radio because he's just got it set right.
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