fiddle

bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow

avoid (one's assigned duties)

The derelict soldier shirked his duties

commit fraud and steal from one's employer

We found out that she had been fiddling for years

play the violin or fiddle

play on a violin

Zuckerman fiddled that song very nicely