twiddle
To wiggle, fidget or play withTo wiggle, fidget or play with; to move around.
Meaning
4 senses(transitive)To wiggle, fidget or play with; to move around.
She sat and nervously twiddled her hair while she waited.
теребитьterebitʹ
(transitive)To flip or switch two adjacent bits (binary digits).
(transitive)To be in an equivalence relation with.
(intransitive)To play with anything; hence, to be busy about trifles.
- manipulate, as in a nervous or unconscious manner
- turn in a twisting or spinning motion
Examples
10 sentencesStop twiddling your thumbs.
ruХватит бить баклуши. — odexed
Tom was twiddling his thumbs.
Lusia was twiddling her thumbs.
Люся плювала у стелю. — deniko
So are you translating or twiddling your fingers?
ruТак ты переводишь или ваньку валяешь? — Ooneykcall
deNun, übersetzt du oder spielst du mit den Fingern? — Esperantostern
So are you translating or twiddling your thumbs?
deAlso, übersetzt du jetzt oder drehst du nur Daumen? — brauchinet
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
Unknown. Perhaps a blend of twirl, twist, or twitch; fiddle.Unknown. Perhaps a blend of twirl, twist, or twitch; fiddle.
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Forms
twiddles, twiddling, twiddled, twiddledSynonyms
4 synonyms- manipulate, as in a nervous or unconscious manner:fiddle with
- turn in a twisting or spinning motion:twirlswirlwhirl
Word family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle