haaskata — meaning in English

English meaning

• fiddle noun A violin, especially as played in folk, country, or bluegrass music.
• idle adj Not working, active, or in use.
• squander verb To waste money, time, or an opportunity carelessly.
• wanton adj Deliberately careless or cruel, showing no regard for consequences or morality.

Senses

haaskata is used for these senses in English:

• fiddle (intransitive) To fidget or play; to fuss; to idly amuse oneself, to act aimlessly, idly, or frivolously, particularly out of nervousness or restlessness; see also fiddle with.
• idle (transitive) To spend in idleness; to waste; to consume.
• squander To waste, lavish, splurge; to spend lavishly or profusely; to dissipate.
• wanton (intransitive) To rove and ramble without restraint, rule, or limit; to revel; to play loosely; to frolic.

fiddle — full definition

1. noun A violin, especially as played in folk, country, or bluegrass music.
2. verb To fidget or tinker with something aimlessly.
3. verb To manipulate records or figures dishonestly.

idle — full definition

1. adj Not working, active, or in use.
2. adj Lazy or unwilling to work.
3. verb Of an engine, to run slowly while not driving anything, such as a car sitting still with the motor on.
4. verb To pass time doing nothing productive.

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