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单词 twiddle
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
twid•dle /ˈtwɪdəl/USA pronunciation   v., -dled, -dling, n. 
v. 
  1. to play with idly, esp. with the fingers;
    twirl: [+ object]to sit and twiddle his thumbs.[no object]Quit twiddling.

n. [countable]
  1. the act of twiddling;
    turn;
    twirl.
Idioms
  1. Idioms twiddle one's thumbs, to do nothing;
    be idle:The administration sits there twiddling its thumbs.


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
twid•dle  (twidl),USA pronunciation v., -dled, -dling, n. 
v.t. 
  1. to turn about or play with lightly or idly, esp. with the fingers;
    twirl.

v.i. 
  1. to play or trifle idly with something;
    fiddle.
  2. to turn about lightly;
    twirl.
  3. twiddle one's thumbs, to do nothing;
    be idle:Business was slack, and the salespeople were twiddling their thumbs.

n. 
  1. the act of twiddling;
    turn;
    twirl.
  • perh. blend of, blended twitch and fiddle 1530–40
twiddler, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
twiddle /ˈtwɪdəl/ vb
  1. when intr, often followed by with: to twirl or fiddle (with), often in an idle way
  2. to do nothing; be unoccupied
  3. (intransitive) to turn, twirl, or rotate
  4. (intransitive) rare to be occupied with trifles
n
  1. an act or instance of twiddling
Etymology: 16th Century: probably a blend of twirl + fiddle

ˈtwiddler n
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