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to twiddle
01
to move or play with something in a nervous or absentminded manner
Transitive: to twiddle sth
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
twiddle
3rd person singular
twiddles
Present participle
twiddling
Past simple
twiddled
Past participle
twiddled
Examples
Nervously awaiting the interview, she began to twiddle a pen between her fingers.
02
to make light and delicate turning or jouncing movements
Intransitive
Examples
The leaves twiddled in the breeze as if dancing to nature's tune.
Twiddle
01
a series of small (usually idle) twists or turns
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
twiddles
Lexical Tree
twiddler
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