fiddling

1. avoid (one's assigned duties)Examples: "The derelict soldier shirked his duties"Synonyms: fiddle, goldbrick, shirk, shrink from

2. commit fraud and steal from one's employerExamples: "We found out that she had been fiddling for years"Synonyms: fiddle

3. play the violin or fiddleSynonyms: fiddle

4. play on a violinExamples: "Zuckerman fiddled that song very nicely"Synonyms: fiddle

5. manipulate manually or in one's mind or imaginationExamples: "She played nervously with her wedding ring"; "Don't fiddle with the screws"; "He played with the idea of running for the Senate"Synonyms: diddle, fiddle, play, toy

6. play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestlyExamples: "Someone tampered with the documents on my desk"; "The reporter fiddle with the facts"Synonyms: fiddle, monkey, tamper