twiddle
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6.1
A small repeated finger movement made when nervous or thinking
- noun
- /ˈtwɪdəl/
:
giro
Examples
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And I called that a twiddle of T.
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I played twiddles that supported her tune and watched people two-step lively around the floor.
Fiction book (1998) -
While waiting for the bus, she began to make a twiddle with her fingers to pass the time.
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He absentmindedly did a twiddle of the pencil as he listened to the lecture.
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During the meeting, his constant twiddle of the remote control distracted the presenters.
Synonyms
twirl
vstwiddle
15
2.7
A quick spin or turn
is made in small, slow, idle finger twists rather than spinning
waggle
vstwiddle
3
4.9
A small repeated movement from side to side or up and down
is twisting motions usually small and idle with the fingers
tweak
vstwiddle
2
4.6
A quick pinch or small twist with your fingers
is a repeated idle finger twisting done without purpose or adjustment
wriggle
vstwiddle
2
4.7
A small twisting movement of the body to get free
is an idle, small finger twisting done without trying to move away
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Idioms
How Fidgety
Surface Forms
Etymology
Twiddle as a noun is the tiny twist or movement you make with your fingers, coming from the same playful 'tw-' sound found in twist. So the noun twiddle means 'a small, usually idle turn'.