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Definition of twiddle verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

twiddle

 verb
verb
NAmE//ˈtwɪdl//
 
[intransitive, transitive]Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they twiddle
 
he / she / it twiddles
 
past simple twiddled
 
-ing form twiddling
 
 
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  • to twist or turn something with your fingers, often because you are nervous or bored twiddle with something He twiddled with the radio knob until he found the right program. twiddle something She was twiddling the ring on her finger.
    • Idioms
      twiddle your thumbs
       
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    1. 1to move your thumbs around each other with your fingers joined together
    2. 2to do nothing while you are waiting for something to happen
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