twiddle
noun/ˈtwɪdl/
/ˈtwɪdl/
- a twist or turn
- a twiddle of the knob
- a feature of a pattern, piece of music, etc. that decorates it
- twiddles on the clarinet
Word Originmid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘trifle’): apparently imitative, combining the notion twirl or twist with that of trifling action expressed by fiddle.
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