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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FIDDLE-FADDLE

Reduplication of fiddle.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF FIDDLE-FADDLE

fiddle-faddle  [ˈfɪdəlˌfædəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FIDDLE-FADDLE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Fiddle-Faddle is a verb and can also act as a noun and an exclamation.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb fiddle-faddle in English.



Exclamation is an expression or voice that reflects an emotion or exaltation.

WHAT DOES FIDDLE-FADDLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Fiddle Faddle

Fiddle Faddle is candy-coated popcorn produced by ConAgra Foods. Introduced in 1967, the snack is commonly found in discount and drug stores. Fiddle Faddle consists of popped popcorn covered with either caramel or butter toffee and mixed with peanuts.

Definition of fiddle-faddle in the English dictionary

The definition of fiddle-faddle in the dictionary is trivial matter; nonsense. Other definition of fiddle-faddle is to fuss or waste time, esp over trivial matters.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO FIDDLE-FADDLE

PRESENT

Present
I fiddle-faddle
you fiddle-faddle
he/she/it fiddle-faddles
we fiddle-faddle
you fiddle-faddle
they fiddle-faddle
Present continuous
I am fiddle-faddling
you are fiddle-faddling
he/she/it is fiddle-faddling
we are fiddle-faddling
you are fiddle-faddling
they are fiddle-faddling
Present perfect
I have fiddle-faddled
you have fiddle-faddled
he/she/it has fiddle-faddled
we have fiddle-faddled
you have fiddle-faddled
they have fiddle-faddled
Present perfect continuous
I have been fiddle-faddling
you have been fiddle-faddling
he/she/it has been fiddle-faddling
we have been fiddle-faddling
you have been fiddle-faddling
they have been fiddle-faddling
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I fiddle-faddled
you fiddle-faddled
he/she/it fiddle-faddled
we fiddle-faddled
you fiddle-faddled
they fiddle-faddled
Past continuous
I was fiddle-faddling
you were fiddle-faddling
he/she/it was fiddle-faddling
we were fiddle-faddling
you were fiddle-faddling
they were fiddle-faddling
Past perfect
I had fiddle-faddled
you had fiddle-faddled
he/she/it had fiddle-faddled
we had fiddle-faddled
you had fiddle-faddled
they had fiddle-faddled
Past perfect continuous
I had been fiddle-faddling
you had been fiddle-faddling
he/she/it had been fiddle-faddling
we had been fiddle-faddling
you had been fiddle-faddling
they had been fiddle-faddling
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will fiddle-faddle
you will fiddle-faddle
he/she/it will fiddle-faddle
we will fiddle-faddle
you will fiddle-faddle
they will fiddle-faddle
Future continuous
I will be fiddle-faddling
you will be fiddle-faddling
he/she/it will be fiddle-faddling
we will be fiddle-faddling
you will be fiddle-faddling
they will be fiddle-faddling
Future perfect
I will have fiddle-faddled
you will have fiddle-faddled
he/she/it will have fiddle-faddled
we will have fiddle-faddled
you will have fiddle-faddled
they will have fiddle-faddled
Future perfect continuous
I will have been fiddle-faddling
you will have been fiddle-faddling
he/she/it will have been fiddle-faddling
we will have been fiddle-faddling
you will have been fiddle-faddling
they will have been fiddle-faddling
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would fiddle-faddle
you would fiddle-faddle
he/she/it would fiddle-faddle
we would fiddle-faddle
you would fiddle-faddle
they would fiddle-faddle
Conditional continuous
I would be fiddle-faddling
you would be fiddle-faddling
he/she/it would be fiddle-faddling
we would be fiddle-faddling
you would be fiddle-faddling
they would be fiddle-faddling
Conditional perfect
I would have fiddle-faddle
you would have fiddle-faddle
he/she/it would have fiddle-faddle
we would have fiddle-faddle
you would have fiddle-faddle
they would have fiddle-faddle
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been fiddle-faddling
you would have been fiddle-faddling
he/she/it would have been fiddle-faddling
we would have been fiddle-faddling
you would have been fiddle-faddling
they would have been fiddle-faddling
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you fiddle-faddle
we let´s fiddle-faddle
you fiddle-faddle
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to fiddle-faddle
Past participle
fiddle-faddled
Present Participle
fiddle-faddling
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FIDDLE-FADDLE


addle
ˈædəl
astraddle
əˈstrædəl
bestraddle
bɪˈstrædəl
chiliadal
ˌkɪlɪˈædəl
faddle
ˈfædəl
gonadal
ˈɡɒnædəl
monadal
mɒˈnædəl
offsaddle
ˈɒfˌsædəl
packsaddle
ˈpækˌsædəl
paddle
ˈpædəl
paddler
ˈpædəl
raddle
ˈrædəl
resaddle
riːˈsædəl
saddle
ˈsædəl
skedaddle
skɪˈdædəl
spraddle
ˈsprædəl
staddle
ˈstædəl
straddle
ˈstrædəl
unsaddle
ʌnˈsædəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FIDDLE-FADDLE

fiddious
fiddle
fiddle pattern
fiddle-back
fiddle-de-dee
fiddle-faddler
fiddledeedee
fiddlehead
fiddleneck
fiddler
fiddler crab
fiddlestick
fiddlesticks
fiddlesticks!
fiddlewood
fiddley
fiddlier
fiddliest
fiddling
fiddly

WORDS THAT END LIKE FIDDLE-FADDLE

at the fiddle
Biddle
cuddle
daddle
doddle
dog paddle
doggie paddle
doggy paddle
fiddle
griddle
huddle
in the saddle
pig in the middle
puddle
riddle
side-saddle
stock saddle
swaddle
twaddle
waddle

Synonyms and antonyms of fiddle-faddle in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «fiddle-faddle» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FIDDLE-FADDLE

Find out the translation of fiddle-faddle to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of fiddle-faddle from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fiddle-faddle» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

小提琴, faddle
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

violín- Faddle
570 millions of speakers

English

fiddle-faddle
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बेला - faddle
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كمان - faddle
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

скрипка - Faddle
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fiddle- faddle
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বাজে কথা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

violon - Faddle
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Teki-de-dee
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

quatsch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

フィドル- faddle
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

바이올린 - faddle
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Fiddle-de-dee
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vật nhỏ mọn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஃபிடில்-டி-டீ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बेफेल-डी-डी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

zırva
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fiddle - faddle
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

skrzypce - faddle
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

скрипка - Faddle
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

vioară - faddle
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βιολί - faddle
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

geklets
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fiol - faddle
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fele - faddle
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fiddle-faddle

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FIDDLE-FADDLE»

The term «fiddle-faddle» is normally little used and occupies the 123.209 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FIDDLE-FADDLE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «fiddle-faddle» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «fiddle-faddle» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fiddle-faddle

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FIDDLE-FADDLE»

Discover the use of fiddle-faddle in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fiddle-faddle and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Riddle raddle, fiddle faddle
A book of riddles that can be used for fun or to stimulate the imagination
Ann Bishop, 1966
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Fiddle Faddle Frog and Piddle Paddle Polliwog
Fiddle Faddle Frog and Piddle Paddle Polliwog lived in a pond called Misty Fog. Fiddle Faddle's home was inside a floating log. Piddle Paddle lived close by near a muddy bog. When Fiddle Faddle came out each day, Piddle Paddle chased.
Rachel Collins, 2010
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Ainsworth's Magazine: A Miscellany of Romance, General ...
A Miscellany of Romance, General Literature, & Art William Harrison Ainsworth. OOSELEY GRANGE. BY BARLEY BIRCH. " Fiddle-faddle," my father uttered peevishly, at the conclusion of breakfast. It is an expression I have heard from his lips ...
William Harrison Ainsworth, 1852
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QuickBooks 2013 All-in-One For Dummies
Chapter 2: DoubleEntry Bookkeeping In This Chapter 1, Checking out the fiddle- faddle method of accounting 1, Grasping how double-entry bookkeeping works l, Looking at an (almost) real-life example 1' Figuring out how QuickBooks helps ...
Stephen L. Nelson, 2012
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QuickBooks 2008 All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies
Most small businesses — or at least those small businesses where the owners aren't already trained in accounting — have used the fiddle-faddle method. For example, take a peek at the financial statements shown in Tables 2-1 and 2-2.
Stephen L. Nelson, 2008
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A Manual of English Gujarati Dictionary
One Fifty, (licm) n. Five times ten ( 267 ) ( 268 ) Fire-fly ( 269 ). Fiddle-faddle. music played with a bow;a violin; ft kit: ?'i(l. F. bov\ fiddle-stick: y' 3iw. Scotch' f. the itch: IH=H; ^w(f[. vi. To plav on a fiddle: %u%*3(l <*:>U4<fl. Fiddle-faddle,. ( CtaHM).
N. R. Ranina, 2003
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A Dictionary of Reduplicated Words in the English Language
FEEDLE-FADDLE, see Fiddle-faddle. FEGHIE-LEGHIE, adj. a term which, seems to conjoin the ideas of insipidity and inactivity. — Jamieson's Scottish Dict. FERIE -FARIE, sb. bustle, disorder ; a reduplication of the \foiA.fary, bustle. " Allace ...
Henry Benjamin Wheatley, 1866
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The Lairds of Fife ...
In this situation, the attention of the whole was directed towards Lord Fiddle- faddle, who, in a most inconvenient position, had had the misfortune to fall into rather a quarrelsome dispute with Monsieur Diabolique. The feud was occasioned, ...
9
Un-Orthodox Boy
Childhood. Fiddle-faddle. When I saw a rabbit who was, indeed, white he was not wearing a waistcoat nor did he possess a watch in fact I cannot even be certain if he was not a she yet still I smile as I walk briskly by alone with a rabbit in the ...
Michael James, 2011
10
Heartfelt Thoughts: Chapters Four and Five
Fiddle-Faddle. A fiddle, a faddle My canoe has not a paddle If I give myself a hand From this lake, I will skedaddle Venture If you venture up the creek Certainly you're not 98 Fiddle-Faddle.
James Harter, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FIDDLE-FADDLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fiddle-faddle is used in the context of the following news items.
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Lakeland Youth Symphony praised for flawless performance
1, Purcell's Chacone, Gluck's Overture to Iphigenia in Aulis with a toe-tapping conclusion by Leroy Anderson, Fiddle-Faddle. "I couldn't believe ... «NorthJersey.com, Jun 15»
2
Daily Inspiration: A Wake-up Call
I came up with some fiddle-faddle like, "I know there are lots of intelligent people in the world working on that problem. Maybe you'll be one of ... «Syracuse.com, Jun 15»
3
Review: New York Philharmonic Goes Timeless in Central Park
That left some brief chestnuts — Richard Rodgers's “Carousel Waltz,” Leroy Anderson's “Fiddle-Faddle” and Sousa's “The Washington Post” ... «New York Times, Jun 15»
4
New York Philharmonic Kicks Off 50th Anniversary 'Share the Stage …
... Leroy Anderson's Fiddle-Faddle, Rodgers's The Carousel Waltz, and Sousa's The Liberty Bell. Charles Dutoit then conducts the Orchestra in ... «Broadway World, Jun 15»
5
Drama wizard Caryl Churchill defies theatrical conventions
She disrupts, she disconnects, she seems to fiddle-faddle and break a hundred conventions for the sake of seeing what's left when she turns ... «The Australian, Jun 15»
6
Alan Gilbert Heads from NYC to Shanghai, Set for Santa Fe …
... Copland's Appalachian Spring Suite, Leroy Anderson's Fiddle-Faddle, Rodgers's The Carousel Waltz, Sousa's The Washington Post, and the ... «Broadway World, Jun 15»
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New York Philharmonic Announces 50th Anniversary 'Share the …
... Leroy Anderson's Fiddle-Faddle, Rodgers's The Carousel Waltz, and Sousa's The Liberty Bell. Charles Dutoit then conducts the Orchestra in ... «Broadway World, Jun 15»
8
The word fad is not just a fad
The site said the word “faddle” often was connected with fiddle, as in fiddle-faddle. That saying describes something considered trivial or foolish ... «Times Daily, May 15»
9
The Legend of P 45: How America's 45th President Succeeded …
The President frowned a bit; he didn't want to hear any of that State Department fiddle-faddle in his NSC meetings. “But Madame Secretary ... «Breitbart News, May 15»
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'Frozen 2' Is Really Happening! Will Elsa Finally Find True Love …
They will probably have some fights in"'Frozen 2" and they'll probably even break up for a while over some sort of fiddle-faddle, but that's not ... «Franchise Herald, Apr 15»

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