twiddled

Variant of twiddle

twiddle definition

twid·dle (twid′'l)

transitive verb twiddled -·dled, twiddling -·dling

to twirl or play with lightly or idly

Etymology: prob. < tw(ist) or tw(irl) + (d)iddle

intransitive verb

  1. to toy or trifle with some object
  2. to be busy about trifles
  3. to move in a twirling manner

noun

a light, twirling motion, as with the thumbs

Related Forms:

twiddle Idioms

twiddle one's thumbs

  1. to twirl one's thumbs idly around each other
  2. to do nothing; be idle

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