From en.wiktionary.org:
** English
*** Verb
[*][en]
1. To manipulate or toy with (an object), especially in a nervous , restless or aimless manner.
2. To tinker with: to make small adjustments or improvements to (something), especially in an experimental or unskilled manner.
3. * [en]
4. * [en]
5. [en] To manipulate in order to gain something for oneself.
6. * [en]
7. [en] To masturbate .
8. * {{ quote-av
|en
|url=https://ia800705.us.archive.org/33/items/Penn_Radio_archive/The.Penn.Jillette.Radio.Show.2006.05.09.mp3
|time=22:22 |quotee=Chris |date=May 09, 2006 |title=w:Penn Radio
|author=w:Penn Jillette; w:Michael Goudeau |text=I was in the Woodley Park–Zoo
in D.C. and mom and sister were waiting to see the pandas, so me and my pops
broke away to check out the monkey house. Well, there was a beautiful
teacher, I mean we're talking a ten, she was blond, had a low-cut dress on,
just gorgeous. And she has about eight or nine students and she's pointing
out all the different monkeys. And me and my dad noticed this huge orangutan
kind of FIDDLING WITH himself. And on close [_censored_] And we kept checking
it out and he was looking directly at the teacher. Well, a couple minutes
passed by [_censored_] he proceeds to [_censored_] that's when the teacher
noticed and, you know, took the kids away very hurriedly. But I looked at my
dad and said, you know, they're so much like us.}}
**** Synonyms
- [to manipulate an object restlessly] [en] , [en]
- [to adjust the position] [en] , [en] , [en]
- [to manipulate in order to gain something] [en]
**** Derived terms
{{col|en|refiddle with }}
**** Translations
[to restlessly toy with]
- Maori: [mi]
- Spanish: [es]
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