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Fiddling vs Messing - What's the difference?

fiddling | messing |

As verbs the difference between fiddling and messing

is that fiddling is while messing is .

As a noun fiddling

is action of the verb to fiddle .

As an adjective fiddling

is of petty or trivial importance; footling.

fiddling

English

Verb

(head)
    • He was fiddling while Rome burned.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • action of the verb to fiddle
  • * Oliver Sacks, Awakenings
    • [W]e, her doctors

    Adjective

    (head)
  • Of petty or trivial importance; footling
    • It was a fiddling little fault, but was disastrous.

    messing

    English

    Verb

    (head)
    • ----