twiddle

verb (twiddle, twiddles, twiddled, twiddling); noun (a twiddle)

«twiddle» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

To twist, turn or play with something with your fingers, often without thinking: twiddle a knob, twiddle your hair. tree →
(phrase) «twiddle your thumbs» = to sit doing nothing, waiting, bored. tree →

In the lessons

Everyday: twiddling the dial on a radio, twiddling a pencil. «Twiddling our thumbs» = wasting time while waiting. In stories it shows nervousness or boredom.

Examples

Stop twiddling your hair! tree →
He twiddled the knob to find the station. tree →
We sat twiddling our thumbs while the bus was late. tree →
She twiddled her pencil during the test. tree →
Toad twiddled his thumbs, bored with the river. tree →
Twiddle the dial to set the oven. tree →

Note

Informal. Regular verb. Similar: fiddle, twirl, twist.

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «twiddle» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«twiddle» in the school dictionary on Mova free.

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