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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024twid•dle /ˈtwɪdəl/USA pronunciation v., -dled, -dling, n. v. - to play with idly, esp. with the fingers;
twirl: [~ + object]to sit and twiddle his thumbs.[no object]Quit twiddling.
n. [countable] - the act of twiddling;
turn;
twirl.
Idioms- 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 © 2024twid•dle (twid′l),USA pronunciation v., -dled, -dling, n. v.t. - to turn about or play with lightly or idly, esp. with the fingers;
twirl.
v.i. - to play or trifle idly with something;
fiddle. - to turn about lightly;
twirl. - twiddle one's thumbs, to do nothing;
be idle:Business was slack, and the salespeople were twiddling their thumbs.
n. - the act of twiddling;
turn;
twirl.
- perh. blend of, blended twitch and fiddle 1530–40
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