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twiddle
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun twiddle has 1 sense
- twiddle(n = noun.act) Array - a series of small (usually idle) twists or turns; Array is a kind of turn, twist
Derived form verb twiddle1
Verb twiddle has 2 senses
- twiddle(v = verb.motion) swirl, twirl, whirl - turn in a twisting or spinning motion; "The leaves swirled in the autumn wind" is one way to go around, revolve, rotate
- twiddle(v = verb.contact) fiddle with - manipulate, as in a nervous or unconscious manner; "He twiddled his thumbs while waiting for the interview" is one way to manipulate
Derived form noun twiddle1
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP
Derived form noun twiddler1
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
CIDE DICTIONARY
twiddle, v. t. [Probably of imitative origin. Cf. Tweedle.].
To touch lightly, or play with; to tweedle; to twirl; as, to twiddle one's thumbs; to twiddle a watch key. Thackeray. [1913 Webster]
twiddle, v. i.
To play with anything; hence, to be busy about trifles. Halliwell. [1913 Webster]
twiddle, n.
- A slight twist with the fingers. [1913 Webster]
- A pimple. Halliwell. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
twiddle, v. & n.
--v.
1 tr. & (foll. by with etc.) intr. twirl, adjust, or play randomly or idly.
2 intr. move twirlingly.
--n.
1 an act of twiddling.
2 a twirled mark or sign.
--v.
1 tr. & (foll. by with etc.) intr. twirl, adjust, or play randomly or idly.
2 intr. move twirlingly.
--n.
1 an act of twiddling.
2 a twirled mark or sign.
Idiom
twiddle one's thumbs
1 make them rotate round each other.
2 have nothing to do.
1 make them rotate round each other.
2 have nothing to do.
Derivative
twiddler n. twiddly adj.
Etymology
app. imit., after twirl, twist, and fiddle, piddle
THESAURUS
twiddle
babble, cackle, chat, chatter, come in contact, coquet, dabble, dally, do nothing, feel, feel of, fiddle, fiddle with, fiddle-faddle, fidget, fidget with, finger, finger with, flick, flirt, fool, fool around, fool with, fribble, frivol, gab, handle, horse around, idle, jerk off, juggle, kid around, loiter, manipulate, mess around, mess with, monkey, monkey around, monkey with, palm, palpate, paw, piddle, play, play around, play with, ply, poke at, potter, prattle, prod, putter, rattle, smatter, tap, thumb, tinker, touch, toy, toy with, trifle, twirl, waste time, wield, wiggle, yakROGET THESAURUS
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Touch
VB touch, feel, handle, finger, thumb, paw, fumble, grope, grabble, twiddle, tweedle, pass the fingers over, run the fingers over, manipulate, wield, throw out a feeler.
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