fiddle

Universal Words verb, noun verb 1 [V] ~ (with sth) to keep touching or moving sth with your hands, especially because you are bored or nervous: He was fiddling with his keys while he talked to me. 2 [VN] (informal) to change the details or figures of sth in order to try to get money dishonestly, or gain an advantage: to fiddle the accounts * She fiddled the books (= changed a company's financial records) while working as an accountant. 3 [V] (informal) to play music on the violin PHRASALVERBS fiddle about / around to spend your time doing things that are not important fiddle about / around with sth