Pronunciation: /ˈtwɪdəl/
noun a twisting or fidgeting movement
A1 She likes to twiddle her hair when she's nervous.
A2 The toddler sat quietly in the corner, twiddling his thumbs.
B1 I found myself twiddling a pen during the boring meeting.
B2 The musician's fingers moved quickly as he twiddled the knobs on his guitar pedals.
C1 The engineer had to twiddle with the settings to get the machine working properly.
C2 She was an expert at twiddling the dials on the control panel to fine-tune the system.
verb to twist or fidget with something in a restless or nervous manner
A1 She twiddles her hair when she's nervous.
A2 The child twiddled with the buttons on his shirt.
B1 He twiddled his thumbs while waiting for the bus.
B2 The musician twiddled the knobs on the amplifier to adjust the sound.
C1 The engineer twiddled with the settings on the machine to optimize performance.
C2 The chef twiddled with the recipe until it was perfect.
formal She absentmindedly began to twiddle with the pen during the meeting.
informal He likes to twiddle his thumbs when he's bored.
slang Stop twiddling around and get to work!
figurative The dancer's fingers seemed to twiddle effortlessly as she gracefully moved across the stage.
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