Associations to the word «Fiddling»

Wiktionary

FIDDLING, verb. Present participle of fiddle
FIDDLING, noun. Action of the verb to fiddle
FIDDLING, adjective. Of petty or trivial importance; footling
FIDDLING WITH, verb. Present participle of fiddle with

Dictionary definition

FIDDLING, adjective. (informal) small and of little importance; "a fiddling sum of money"; "a footling gesture"; "our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war"; "a little (or small) matter"; "a dispute over niggling details"; "limited to petty enterprises"; "piffling efforts"; "giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction".

Wise words

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Florence Scovel Shinn