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twiddle::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | fiddle with |
| Type of | manipulate |
| Derivation | twiddler |
He twiddled his thumbs while waiting for the interview.
Examples of twiddle
twiddle
I nod, inwardly wrestling with a sudden urge to twiddle all the knobs at once.
From the guardian.co.uk
Why sit around and twiddle your thumbs and risk something like that happening?
From the blogs.psychcentral.com
Daschle would not leave a lucrative job at a law firm to twiddle his thumbs.
From the washingtonpost.com
Progress doesn't magically happen whilst we twiddle our collective thumbs.
From the forbes.com
It could be, but with all rumors, we'll have to twiddle our thumbs until it shows up.
From the techcrunch.com
Their deadline is first thing in the morning and then they twiddle their thumbs all day.
From the holdthefrontpage.co.uk
Mahanthappa didn't twiddle his thumbs waiting for the record's release.
From the washingtonpost.com
This time around, Italy's whole economy may combust while politicians twiddle their thumbs.
From the telegraph.co.uk
I don't know if my thumbs just can't twiddle like they used to when I was a spry 16-year-old.
From the techcrunch.com
- A series of small (usually idle) twists or turns
- Twirl: turn in a twisting or spinning motion; "The leaves swirled in the autumn wind"
- Manipulate, as in a nervous or unconscious manner; "He twiddled his thumbs while waiting for the interview"
- To wiggle, fidget or play with; to move around; To flip or switch two adjacent bits; To be in an equivalence relation with
- (Twiddling) What happens if everyone fails to mention that your baby caressing your other breast while nursing is NOT sweet. Never, never let your baby know that you can possibly have two breasts at the same time. ...
- The act of turning the racket in your hand in order to use different sides of the racket to strike the ball. Usually only used by players who have different rubbers on each side of the racket in order to deceive their opponent.
- Twin littles. When a big has two littles, the two littles are called twiddles.
