Marian McPartland

I'm trying to get the record that I made at my birthday party last year, trying to get that out, and the lawyers are diddling around with it and it probably won't be out until next year. I don't know.

English Musician

George Benson

Guitar gigs were everywhere in the '50s, and I started diddling around so I could keep working. Playing honky-tonk, simple stuff. I took a few gigs with an organ band that put me out front.

American Musician

Robert Rinder

The law is the law whether you're dealing with a multi-million-pound fraud or a car deal where someone feels diddled because their exhaust falls off on the way home.

English Judge

Junot Diaz

I didn't start writing until late high school and then I was just diddling. Mainly I loved to read and my writing was an outgrowth of that.

American Writer

James Wolcott

What stars do in their off-hours is a never-ending source of diddling curiosity to the tabloid sensibility.

American Critic

Dave Barry

I am not the only person who uses his computer mainly for the purpose of diddling with his computer.

American Journalist

Thomas Hood

A certain portion of the human race has certainly a taste for being diddled.

English Poet

Used informally, might not be suitable for business or official settings.

Colloquial Usage

Implies dishonest actions; used to express disapproval.

Negative Connotation

Often used to describe leisure activities or procrastination.

Casual Context

Can be neutral, indicating relaxed or leisurely use of time.

Not Always Negative

Indicates a light, playful or absent-minded interaction with objects.

Casual Interaction

May imply a lack of seriousness or attention.

Lack of Seriousness

Labels someone as untrustworthy, especially regarding money.

Person of Mistrust

Disparaging term suggesting someone's unreliability; informal.

Informal Derogatory

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Diddle

Colloquial Usage

Negative Connotation

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