The difference between Fiddle and Fudge
When used as nouns, fiddle means any of various bowed string instruments, often a violin when played in any of various traditional styles, as opposed to classical violin, whereas fudge means a type of very sweet candy or confection, usually made from sugar, butter, and milk or cream. often used in the us synonymously with chocolate fudge.
When used as verbs, fiddle means to play aimlessly, whereas fudge means to try to avoid giving a direct answer.
check bellow for the other definitions of Fiddle and Fudge
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Fiddle as a noun (music):
Any of various bowed string instruments, often a violin when played in any of various traditional styles, as opposed to classical violin.
Examples:
"When I play it like this, it's a fiddle; when I play it like that, it's a violin."
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Fiddle as a noun:
A kind of dock () with leaves shaped like the musical instrument.
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Fiddle as a noun:
An adjustment intended to cover up a basic flaw.
Examples:
"That parameter setting is just a fiddle to make the lighting look right."
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Fiddle as a noun:
A fraud; a scam.
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Fiddle as a noun (nautical):
On board a ship or boat, a rail or batten around the edge of a table or stove to prevent objects falling off at sea. (Also fiddle rail)
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Fiddle as a verb:
To play aimlessly.
Examples:
"You're fiddling your life away."
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Fiddle as a verb:
To adjust in order to cover a basic flaw or fraud etc.
Examples:
"I needed to fiddle the lighting parameters to get the image to look right."
"Fred was sacked when the auditors caught him fiddling the books."
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Fiddle as a verb (music):
To play traditional tunes on a violin in a non-classical style.
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Fiddle as a verb:
To touch or fidget with something in a restless or nervous way, or tinker with something in an attempt to make minor adjustments or improvements.
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Fudge as a noun (chiefly, _, uncountable):
A type of very sweet candy or confection, usually made from sugar, butter, and milk or cream. Often used in the US synonymously with chocolate fudge.
Examples:
"Have you tried the vanilla fudge? It's delicious!"
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Fudge as a noun (uncountable):
Light or frothy nonsense.
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Fudge as a noun (countable):
A deliberately misleading or vague answer.
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Fudge as a noun (uncountable, dated):
A made-up story; nonsense; humbug.
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Fudge as a noun (countable):
A less than perfect decision or solution; an attempt to fix an incorrect solution after the fact.
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Fudge as a verb (intransitive):
To try to avoid giving a direct answer; to waffle or equivocate.
Examples:
"When I asked them if they had been at the party, they fudged."
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Fudge as a verb:
To alter something from its true state, as to hide a flaw or uncertainty. Always deliberate, but not necessarily dishonest or immoral.
Examples:
"The results of the experiment looked impressive, but it turned out the numbers had been fudged."
"I had to fudge the lighting to get the color to look good."
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Fudge as a verb (dated, ambitransitive):
To botch or bungle something.
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Fudge as a verb:
To cheat, especially in the game of marbles.