fiddle with

• Sich wiederholt mit etwas beschäftigen, oft nervös oder ziellos, indem man es anfasst, dreht oder leicht verändert; auch kleine Änderungen an etwas vornehmen, um es zu reparieren oder zu verbessern.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of touching or adjusting something repeatedly, often in a nervous or aimless way, or making small changes to something in an attempt to fix or improve it.

unzählbar · transitiv · Phrasal, untrennbar

1. Adjust or tamperinformal

   To touch or adjust something repeatedly, often in a nervous or aimless way, or to make small changes.

   Herumspielen oder justieren

   • Stop fiddling with your phone during the meeting.
   • He fiddled with the radio until he found a good station.
   • She fiddled with the settings on the camera.

   Synonymeadjusttwiddle

2. Manipulate dishonestlyinformal

   To change something in a dishonest way to get a desired result.

   Manipulieren

   • The accountant was caught fiddling with the company's books.
   • They fiddled with the test results to make them look better.
   • He was accused of fiddling with the evidence.

   Synonymecookdoctorfalsifyfixfudgemanipulaterig

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