how to pronounce fiddling

/ˈfɪdlɪŋ/

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fiddling is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of fiddling in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… out there fiddling with people if you …”

meanings of fiddling

verb:

Present participle of fiddle.

noun:

Action of the verb to fiddle.

adjective:

Of petty or trivial importance; footling.

fiddling frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word fiddling occurs in english on average 1.9 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics fiddling can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that fiddling can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;