Definition of "diddling" [diddling]

• Present participle of diddle. (verb)

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• "And in the mouth of a man who heads an aggressive, swaggering, savagely punitive and pigheaded government department, the word "diddling" is depressing beyond measure."
• "Now, still to come in this half-hour, we ` re going to go in-depth -- serious investigative journalism here -- talking about Diddy and all the name diddling and doodling."
• "Suggestion: From the most heinous, select just one for which there is ready proof — one not susceptible of the kind of diddling that has been so prevalent in Washington these past several years."