twid ‧ dle /ˈtwɪdl/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive and transitive]
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Origin: Probably copying the action ]
1 . twiddle your thumbs informal to do nothing while you are waiting for something to happen:
Let’s go – there’s no point in sitting here twiddling our thumbs.
2 . to move or turn something around with your fingers many times, especially because you are nervous or bored
twiddle with
She was twiddling with her earrings.
—twiddle noun [countable]