To manipulate or toy with (an object), especially in a nervous, restless or aimless manner.
Stop fiddling with your food!
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To tinker with: to make small adjustments or improvements to (something), especially in an experimental or unskilled manner.
If you fiddle with the controls, you might be able to get a better TV picture.
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(figuratively) To manipulate in order to gain something for oneself.
The deadline for my report is two o'clock, but I'm still fiddling with it.
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