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单词 twiddle
释义 twid·dle
I. \ˈtwidəl\ verb
(twiddled ; twiddled ; twiddling \-d(ə)liŋ\ ; twiddles)
Etymology: origin unknown
intransitive verb
1. : to be busy with trifles : act or play negligently with something : fiddle
 < twiddled with his moustaches >
2. : to turn or jounce lightly : jiggle, quiver, twirl
 < the log … twiddles round and round in the water — J.B.S.Haldane >
transitive verb
: to rotate (something) lightly or idly : play with : turn, twirl
 < vaguely twiddled his cigar — James Lord >
 < I closed the safe door and twiddled the knob — C.B.Kelland >

- twiddle one's thumbs
II. noun
(-s)
: an act of twiddling or twirling something : turn, twist
 < gave the wheel a twiddle to avoid a casual dog — P.G.Wodehouse >
III. intransitive verb
(twiddled ; twiddled ; twiddling \-d(ə)liŋ\ ; twiddles)
Etymology: imitative
1. : to chatter or gabble idly
2. : to play negligently on a musical instrument
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