Twiddle

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To turn over or around idly or lightly; fiddle with: "Couples are twiddling swizzle sticks while waiting for their tables” ( Bryan Miller).
  • verb-intransitive. To trifle with something.
  • verb-intransitive. To be busy about trifles.
  • verb-intransitive. To twirl or rotate without purpose.
  • n. The act or an instance of twiddling.
  • idiom. twiddle (one's) thumbs To do little or nothing; be idle.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To wiggle, fidget or play with; to move around.
  • v. To flip or switch two adjacent bits.
  • v. To be in an equivalence relation with.
  • n. A slight twist with the fingers.
  • n. A pimple.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To touch lightly, or play with; to tweedle; to twirl
  • verb-intransitive. To play with anything; hence, to be busy about trifles.
  • n. A slight twist with the fingers.
  • n. A pimple.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To twirl idly; hence, to fiddle or play with.
  • To move or propel by repeated light touches.
  • To twirl; revolve.
  • To play or trifle with something, as by touching or handling; toy.
  • To be busy about trifles; quiddle.
  • n. A slight twirl with the fingers.
  • n. A pimple.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. turn in a twisting or spinning motion
  • n. a series of small (usually idle) twists or turns
  • v. manipulate, as in a nervous or unconscious manner
  • Verb Form
    twiddled    twiddles    twiddling   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    rotate    revolve    go-around    turn    twist    manipulate   
    Cross Reference
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    tweedle    twirl    pimple    wiggle    fiddle    play   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Biddle    Piddle    fiddle    kiddle    middle    piddle    riddle    widdle   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts