twiddled one's thumbs
phrase
as in killed time
to spend time doing nothing He twiddled his thumbs in the waiting room before his name was called. Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- killed time
- kicked back
- dillydallied
- hung about
- vegged out
- chilled
- footled
- hanged (around or out)
- kicked around
- loafed
- played
- rested
- lounged
- bummed
- idled
- relaxed
- hacked (around)
- goofed (off)
- dawdled
- lazied
- lazed
- strolled
- poked
- droned
- messed
- mucked
- hung (around or out)
- estivated
- lingered
- lolled
- dallied
- monkeyed
- puttered (around)
- truanted
- fiddled (around)
- piddled
- fooled
- aestivated
- goldbricked
- pottered (around)
- dozed
- lagged
- hibernated
- sauntered
- trifled
- loitered
- moseyed
- ambled
- swanned
- malingered
- tarried
- furloughed
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- ground
- worked
- buckled (down)
- wrought
- labored
- pegged
- plowed
- sweat
- plugged
- toiled
- sweated
- applied
- hustled
- humped
- plodded
- slaved
- moiled
- grubbed
- travailed
- exerted
- drudged
- put out