informal 1 [no obj] US : to spend time doing something or handling something in an aimless way
▪ He spent hours diddling [=fiddling] with the car's engine. 2 [+ obj] Brit : to steal money from (someone) by cheating
▪ He had tried to diddle his insurance agency. ▪ She felt she had been diddled out of her inheritance.
▪ He spent hours diddling [=fiddling] with the car's engine.
▪ He had tried to diddle his insurance agency. ▪ She felt she had been diddled out of her inheritance.





