fiddle away

verb

Definition of fiddle awaynext
as in to spend
to use up carelessly fiddled away the entire evening surfing the Internet

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fiddle away
  1. spend
  2. throw away
  3. run through
  4. lose
Verb
  • Television executives have spent countless hours in recent years obsessing over how to make baseball games move faster, but many a true devotee will tell you that part of the game’s charm lies in its ability to facilitate socialization.
    Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 1 Jan. 2025
  • American and Arab mediators have spent nearly a year trying to broker a cease-fire and hostage release, but those efforts have repeatedly stalled.
    Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
Definition of spend
Verb
  • Make three piles: one for keeping, one for donating or selling, and one for any unwearable or damaged items that should be thrown away or (ideally) recycled.
    Christina Pérez, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2024
  • The system engaged with Neely and went out of its way to match him to help rather than locking him up and throwing away the key.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of throw away
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  • She’s set to spend much of the spring and summer alongside Kendrick Lamar on the Grand National stadium tour, which kicks off in April and runs through June.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Dyson Airwrap Multi-Styler $500 $430 at Walmart Wayfair: Score up to 60 percent of thousands of home essentials during the End-of-Year Clearance Sale, running through January 2.
    Averi Baudler, People.com, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of run through
Verb
  • With a healthy diet, cats can lose 0.5 percent to 1 percent of their body weight per week.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Ontario Christian suffered its first defeat in girls basketball, losing to unbeaten Archbishop Mitty of San José in the championship game of the Nike TOC in Arizona.
    Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
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Thesaurus Entries Near fiddle away

fiddle (around)

fiddle away

fiddled

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