Thesaurus: twiddle

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1. v. t. To touch lightly, or play with; to tweedle; to twirl; as, to twiddle one's thumbs; to twiddle a watch key.
2. v. i. To play with anything; hence, to be busy about trifles.
3. n. A slight twist with the fingers.
4. n. A pimple.
5. n. a series of small (usually idle) twists or turns
6. v. turn in a twisting or spinning motion
7. v. manipulate, as in a nervous or unconscious manner
8. To touch lightly, or play with; to tweedle; to twirl; as, to twiddle one's thumbs; to twiddle a watch key. [Written also twidle.] Thackeray. To play with anything; hence, to be busy about trifles. Halliwell. 1. A slight twist with the fingers. 2. A pimple. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
9. To touch lightly, or play with; to tweedle; to twirl; as, totwiddle one's thumbs; to twiddle a watch key. [Written also twidle.]Thackeray.
10. v:100 n. a series of small (usually idle) twists or turns v. manipulate, as in a nervous or unconscious manner