twiddle

Plural: twiddles

Noun

• a series of small (usually idle) twists or turns
• A slight twist with the fingers.
• A wiggling movement.
• A small decorative embellishment.
• A small musical flourish.
• A tilde.
• A drawn line that is curvy or twisted.
• A tiny bit.
• A tizzy.

Verb

Verb Forms: twiddled, twiddling, twiddles

• To play idly with something, often by rotating it.
• turn in a twisting or spinning motion
• manipulate, as in a nervous or unconscious manner
  • "He twiddled his thumbs while waiting for the interview"
• To wiggle, fidget or play with; to move around.
• To flip or switch two adjacent bits (binary digits).
• To be in an equivalence relation with.
• To play with anything; hence, to be busy about trifles.

Examples

• He began to TWIDDLE his thumbs, waiting for his Scrabble opponent to finally make a move.
• She sat and nervously twiddled her hair while she waited.

Synonyms

fiddle with, swirl, twirl, whirl

Anagrams of twiddle