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twiddle
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As a verb, twiddle means wiggle, fidget or play with. As a noun, it means a slight twist with the fingers.
Meanings of twiddle
15 meaningsverb
To wiggle, fidget or play with; to move around.
“She sat and nervously twiddled her hair while she waited.”
computingTo flip or switch two adjacent bits (binary digits).
mathematicsTo be in an equivalence relation with.
To play with anything; hence, to be busy about trifles.
Manipulate, as in a nervous or unconscious manner
“He twiddled his thumbs while waiting for the interview”
Similar: fiddle with
noun
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
A series of small (usually idle) twists or turns
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).