quword
趣词
Word Origins Dictionary
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
fiddle (v.)
late 14c., "play upon a fiddle," from
fiddle
(n.); the figurative sense of "to act nervously, make idle movements, move the hands or something held in them in an idle, ineffective way" is from 1520s. Related:
Fiddled
;
fiddling
.