Fiddle with
Fiddle with verb - To handle thoughtlessly, ignorantly, or mischievously.
Usage example: I could tell that someone had been fiddling with the carefully set controls on my entertainment system
Tinker with and fiddle with are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tinker with" instead a verb "Fiddle with".
Tinker with
Tinker with verb - To handle thoughtlessly, ignorantly, or mischievously.
Usage example: the camera hasn't worked properly ever since our son tinkered with it
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Synonyms for Tinker with
Fiddle with and tinker with are semantically related. You can use "Fiddle with" instead a verb "Tinker with".
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Related pairs
- change and fiddle with
- change and tinker with
- play and fiddle with
- play and tinker with
- fool and fiddle with
- fool and tinker with
- fix and fiddle with
- fix and tinker with
- adjust and fiddle with
- adjust and tinker with
- rig and fiddle with
- rig and tinker with
- manipulate and fiddle with
- manipulate and tinker with
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