I. ˈtwid ə l verb
( twiddled ; twiddled ; twiddling -d( ə )liŋ ; twiddles )
Etymology: origin unknown
intransitive verb
1. : to be busy with trifles : act or play negligently with something : fiddle
twiddled with his moustaches
2. : to turn or jounce lightly : jiggle , quiver , twirl
the log … twiddles round and round in the water — J.B.S.Haldane
transitive verb
: to rotate (something) lightly or idly : play with : turn , twirl
vaguely twiddled his cigar — James Lord
I closed the safe door and twiddled the knob — C.B.Kelland
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- twiddle one's thumbs
II. noun
( -s )
: an act of twiddling or twirling something : turn , twist
gave the wheel a twiddle to avoid a casual dog — P.G.Wodehouse
III. intransitive verb
( twiddled ; twiddled ; twiddling -d( ə )liŋ ; twiddles )
Etymology: imitative
1. : to chatter or gabble idly
2. : to play negligently on a musical instrument