Twiddle

/ˈtwɪdəl/

Synonyms for "twiddle" (87 found)

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Closest matches (18)

babblecacklechatchattercome in contactcoquetdabbledallydo nothingfeelfeel offiddlefiddle faddlefiddle with

Strong matches (26)

Verb(1 words)
fiddle with
fiddle-faddlefidgetfidget withfingerfinger withflickflirtfoolfool aroundfool withfribblefrivolgabhandlehorse aroundidlejerk offjugglekid aroundloiter
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Related words (43)

mess aroundmess withmonkeymonkey aroundmonkey withpalmpalpatepawpiddleplayplay aroundplay withplypokepoke atpotterprattleprodputterrattle
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Verb(3 words)

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

15 entries

More specific

13 entries
calibration twiddledawdlingdial turningdial twistfiddlingfinger twiddlingfingeringknob adjustmentprocrastinationrotatethumb twiddlingtwistvolume twiddle

Collocations

11 entries
calibration twiddledial twiddlingdial twistfiddling fingersfinger twiddlingknob adjustmentknob twiddlingthumb twiddlingtwiddle factortwiddling knobstwiddling thumbs

Inflections

3 entries

Derivations

2 entries

Sample sentences

26 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Don't stand around and twiddle your thumbs; help me!

Source: tatoeba (8985278)

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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