diddle around

/ˈdɪdəl əˈraʊnd/

Definition of diddle around - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

intr.

wasting time

waste time doing unimportant things

Stop diddling around and finish your homework.

fritter away

loiter

waste time

careless handling

handle something in a careless way

He diddled around with the broken radio all afternoon.

fiddle around

mess around

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Expressions with diddle

diddle with

handle or play with something in a restless way

Stop diddling with your pen during class!

diddle out

cheat someone so they lose something by tricking them

He diddled me out of my money.

Examples of diddle around in a sentence

They diddled around all afternoon without accomplishing much.
Stop diddling around with the settings and fix it!
She diddled around with the puzzle pieces without solving it.

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French:glander, bricoler, ...
German:trödeln, herumbasteln, ...
Italian:perdere tempo, maneggiare con disattenzione, ...
Spanish:perder el tiempo, trastear, ...
Portuguese:perder tempo, mexer descuidadamente, ...
Chinese:浪费时间, 随便摆弄, ...
Japanese:時間を無駄にする, いじくり回す, ...
Arabic:تسكَّعَ, عبَثَ ب, ...
Hebrew:לְהִתְמָרֵחַ, לְהִתְעַסֵּק עִם, ...
Russian:попусту тратить время, возиться, ...
Ukrainian:гаяти час, возитися, ...
Hindi:समय बर्बाद करना, लापरवाही से छेड़छाड़ करना, ...
Bengali:সময় নষ্ট করা, অযত্নে কাজ করা, ...
Catalan:perdre el temps, remenar, ...
Czech:zahálet, vrtat se v něčem, ...
Danish:fjolle rundt, rode rundt, ...
Dutch:lummelen, rondrommelen, ...
Greek:χαζεύω, χειρίζομαι απρόσεκτα, ...
Hungarian:tökölni, babrálni, ...
Khmer:ខ្ជះខ្ជាយពេលវេលា, លេងជាមួយដោយធ្វេសប្រហែស, ...
Korean:빈둥거리다, 만지작거리다, ...
Persian:وقت تلف کرد, ور رفت, ...
Polish:marnować czas, majstrować, ...
Portuguese (BR):perder tempo, mexer descuidadamente, ...
Romanian:a pierde vremea, a se juca neglijent, ...
Swedish:slösa tid, pilla med, ...
Thai:เสียเวลา, จัดการ, ...
Turkish:vakit kaybetmek, dikkatsizce kurcalamak, ...
Vietnamese:lãng phí thời gian, nghịch ngợm, ...

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