Don't stand around and twiddle your thumbs; help me!
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Twiddle
//ˈtwɪdəl//
Synonyms for "twiddle" (72 found)
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16 entriesTranslations
7 translations across 6 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- въртя из ръцете си verb (to wiggle, fidget)
Finnish
1 entries- nyplätä verb (to wiggle, fidget)
French
2 entries- bidouiller verb (to wiggle, fidget)
- tripoter verb (to wiggle, fidget)
Persian
1 entries- وَر رفتن verb (to wiggle, fidget)
Portuguese
1 entries- girar verb (to wiggle, fidget)
Russian
1 entries- теребить verb (to wiggle, fidget)
Sample sentences
26 total sentences available.
She sat and nervously twiddled her hair while she waited.
Source: wiktionary
The harder Small sang, the harder the cow chewed and the faster she twiddled her ears around as if stirring the song into the food to be rechewed in cud along with her breakfast.
Source: wiktionary
He put away the receiver with a twiddle of pudgy fingers.
Source: wiktionary
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