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twiddle

[ twid-l ]

verb (used with object)

twiddled, twiddling.
  1. to turn about or play with lightly or idly, especially with the fingers; twirl.


verb (used without object)

twiddled, twiddling.
  1. to play or trifle idly with something; fiddle.
  2. to turn about lightly; twirl.

noun

  1. the act of twiddling; turn; twirl.

twiddle

/ 藞迟飞瑟诲蓹濒 /

verb

  1. whenintr, often foll by with to twirl or fiddle (with), often in an idle way
  2. to do nothing; be unoccupied
  3. intr to turn, twirl, or rotate
  4. rare.
    intr to be occupied with trifles
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. an act or instance of twiddling
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 藞迟飞颈诲诲濒别谤, noun
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 迟飞颈诲顎僤濒别谤 noun
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of twiddle1

1530鈥40; perhaps blend of twitch and fiddle
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of twiddle1

C16: probably a blend of twirl + fiddle
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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms
  1. twiddle one's thumbs, to do nothing; be idle:

    Business was slack, and the salespeople were twiddling their thumbs.

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Example Sentences

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Kudos to them, too, for re-energizing voters while so many forlorn Democratic leaders twiddle their thumbs and nurse the hangover of defeat.

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Abrasive, shallow and giddily watchable, her Wow Platinum 鈥 what a name! 鈥 twiddles her clawed fingers like a femme fatale dead certain she can charm her way to the top.

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Yet, Eggers was not one to sit and twiddle his thumbs.

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Pen clicking and hair twiddling were also triggers, though not quite as frequently.

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While I campaign around the country and answer any question the Fake News Media throws my way, she twiddles her thumbs and watches the world burn.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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