en fiddling

An English term in ConceptNet 5.8

Sources: Open Mind Common Sense contributors, English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary, and Open Multilingual WordNet
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Synonyms

  • ca fútil (a, wn) ➜
  • ca inconsiderable (a, wn) ➜
  • ca insignificant (a, wn) ➜
  • ca insubstancial (a, wn) ➜
  • ca intrascendent (a, wn) ➜
  • ca negligible (a, wn) ➜
  • ca nimi (a, wn) ➜
  • ca petit (a, wn) ➜
  • ca trivial (a, wn) ➜
  • en footling (a, wn) ➜
  • en lilliputian (a, wn) ➜
  • en little (a, wn) ➜
  • en niggling (a, wn) ➜
  • en petty (a, wn) ➜
  • en picayune (a, wn) ➜
  • en piddling (a, wn) ➜
  • en piffling (a, wn) ➜
  • en trivial (a, wn) ➜
  • es insignificante (a, wn) ➜
  • es pequeño (a, wn) ➜
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Effects of fiddling

  • en making music ➜
  • en music ➜
  • en dancing ➜
  • en dancing about ➜
  • en squar dancing ➜
  • en square dancing ➜
  • en an annoying sound ➜
  • en being happy ➜
  • en bluegrass music ➜
  • en breaking something ➜
  • en creating music ➜
  • en discovery ➜
  • en you drop something ➜
  • en getting criticized by the teacher ➜
  • en happy music ➜
  • en you make music ➜
  • en making music with a violin ➜
  • en noise ➜
  • en people start dancing ➜
  • en people to square dance ➜
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fiddling is a subevent of…

  • en annoy somebody ➜
  • en foot stomping ➜
  • en a string could break ➜
  • en bow the strings ➜
  • en break something ➜
  • en breaking a string ➜
  • en you could break a string ➜
  • en creating music ➜
  • en dancing ➜
  • en draw a bow across violin strings ➜
  • en entertainment ➜
  • en your feet might dance ➜
  • en look ➜
  • en you lose an opportunity ➜
  • en making music ➜
  • en missing the boat ➜
  • en music will be produced ➜
  • en play the violin ➜
  • en twiddle your thumbs ➜

fiddling is used for…

  • en an appliance ➜
  • en blue grass bands ➜
  • en conveying human emotions through music ➜
  • en doing a jig ➜
  • en entertaining folks ➜
  • en a fiddler ➜
  • en fun ➜
  • en masterbation ➜
  • en music ➜
  • en the musically inclined ➜
  • en playing a fiddle ➜
  • en providing accompaniment during a hayride ➜
  • en providing a beat for square dancers ➜
  • en relieving boredom ➜
  • en singing a folksolk ➜
  • en the television ➜

Related terms

  • bg дребен (a) ➜
  • en fiddlesome (a) ➜
  • en footling ➜
  • en importance ➜
  • en petty ➜
  • en trivial ➜
  • en action ➜
  • en fiddle ➜
  • es jugueteo (n) ➜
  • es toqueteo (n) ➜
  • fi näpelöinti (n) ➜
  • fr tripotage (n) ➜

fiddling requires…

  • en a fiddle ➜
  • en practice ➜
  • en both a fiddle and a fiddler ➜
  • en dexterity ➜
  • en a fiddle and a fiddler ➜
  • en idle time ➜
  • en some knowledge of music ➜
  • en skill ➜

Similar terms

  • en unimportant (a, wn) ➜
  • en unimportant (a, wn) ➜

Word forms

  • en fiddlings (n) ➜

Root words

  • en fiddle ➜

Links to other resources

  • wordnet-rdf.princeton.edu 301284018-s
  • en.wiktionary.org fiddling
  • fr.wiktionary.org fiddling
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