| 单词 | twiddle |
| 释义 | twiddle[ twid-l ] / ˈtwɪd l / SEE SYNONYMS FOR twiddle ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), twid·dled, twid·dling.to turn about or play with lightly or idly, especially with the fingers; twirl. verb (used without object), twid·dled, twid·dling.to play or trifle idly with something; fiddle. to turn about lightly; twirl. nounthe act of twiddling; turn; twirl. Idioms for twiddletwiddle one's thumbs, to do nothing; be idle: Business was slack, and the salespeople were twiddling their thumbs. Origin of twiddle1530–40; perhaps blend of twitch and fiddle OTHER WORDS FROM twiddletwiddler, nounWords nearby twiddletwice-born, twice-laid, twicer, twice-told, Twickenham, twiddle, twiddle one's thumbs, twig, twig blight, twig borer, twig girdler Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for twiddleBritish Dictionary definitions for twiddletwiddle / (ˈtwɪdəl) / verb(when intr, often foll by with) to twirl or fiddle (with), often in an idle way to do nothing; be unoccupied (intr) to turn, twirl, or rotate (intr) rare to be occupied with trifles nounan act or instance of twiddling Derived forms of twiddletwiddler, nounWord Origin for twiddleC16: probably a blend of twirl + fiddle Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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