Hypertext Webster Gateway: "twiddle"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Twiddle \Twid"dle\, v. t. [Probably of imitative origin. Cf.
{Tweedle}.]
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Twiddle \Twid"dle\, v. i.
To play with anything; hence, to be busy about trifles.
--Halliwell.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Twiddle \Twid"dle\, n.
1. A slight twist with the fingers.
2. A pimple. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
twiddle
n : a series of small (usually idle) twists or turns
v 1: turn in a twisting or spinning motion; "The leaves swirled
in the autumn wind" [syn: {twirl}, {swirl}, {whirl}]
2: manipulate, as in a nervous or unconscious manner [syn: {fiddle
with}]
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