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to tiddle

to tiddle

9.9
To touch or move something lightly with your hands
  • verb
  • UK
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  • She nervously tiddled with her necklace while waiting for the results.

Examples

  • Stop tiddling with your phone and pay attention to the lesson.

  • She loves to tiddle with her hair.

  • He would often tiddle with his pen during long meetings at work.

  • She nervously tiddled with her necklace while waiting for the results.

  • The child tiddled with the toy car.

  • He would often tiddle with his pen during long meetings at work.

  • The child loves to tiddle with the colorful toy blocks.

Synonyms

to toy
vsto tiddle
67 5.5

To handle something in a playful, not serious way

is mainly about light idle touching rather than mere consideration
to fiddle
vsto tiddle
  • Informal
41 4.7

To touch or move something without a clear purpose

is gentler and idle rather than restless or experimental handling

How Light

tap
66 1.0
to tiddle
  • UK
9.9
to fiddle
  • Informal
41 4.7
to touch
∞ 1.0
to tinker
47 4.5

Surface Forms

tiddle infinitive
tiddled past
tiddled past participle
tiddling present participle
tiddles third person singular

Etymology

The verb tiddle is like twiddle and fiddle, words that mean to move or play with something using your fingers. So to tiddle is to touch or play with something in a light, idle way.