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twiddle
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Meaning of
'twiddle'
(Webster Dictionary)
1 .
Twiddle
[
n.
]
- A slight twist with the fingers.
- A pimple.
2 .
Twiddle
[
v. i.
]
- To play with anything; hence, to be busy about trifles.
3 .
Twiddle
[
v. t.
]
- To touch lightly, or play with; to tweedle; to twirl; as, to twiddle one's thumbs; to twiddle a watch key.
Meaning of 'twiddle' (Princeton's WordNet)
1 .
twiddle
[
v
]
Meaning (1):
- manipulate, as in a nervous or unconscious manner
Example in sentence:
He twiddled his thumbs while waiting for the interview
Meaning (2):
- turn in a twisting or spinning motion
Example in sentence:
The leaves swirled in the autumn wind
Nearby Words:
twibil
twibilled
twice
twifallow
twifallowed
twifallowing
twifold
twig
twigged
twiggen
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