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Twiddle

/ˈtwɪdəl/

A slight twist with the fingers.

📖 Definitions of "Twiddle"

noun

verb

1
To wiggle, fidget or play with; to move around.
"She sat and nervously twiddled her hair while she waited."
2
To flip or switch two adjacent bits (binary digits).
3
To be in an equivalence relation with.
4
To play with anything; hence, to be busy about trifles.

4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
whirlnoun	(intransitive) To rotate, revolve, spin or turn rapidly.
twirlverb	Any rotating movement; a spin.
swirlnoun	(ambitransitive) To twist or whirl, as an eddy.
fiddle withverb	To manipulate or toy with (an object), especially in a nervous, restless or aimless manner.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
fiddle withverb	To manipulate or toy with (an object), especially in a nervous, restless or aimless manner.
whirlnoun	(intransitive) To rotate, revolve, spin or turn rapidly.
swirlnoun	(ambitransitive) To twist or whirl, as an eddy.
twirlverb	Any rotating movement; a spin.
twaddlenoun	(uncountable) Empty or silly idle talk or writing; nonsense, rubbish.
fidgetnoun	A nervous wriggling or twitching motion.
twizzlenoun	A turning, twisting or spinning motion.
tweedlenoun	A sound of the kind made by a fiddle.
jigglenoun	A relatively weak shaking movement.
wrigglenoun	A wriggling movement.
twiddle one's thumbsverb	(idiomatic) To wait or dawdle; to accomplish nothing useful or lack a useful occupation.
twistlenoun	(Scotland) A wrench.
wigglenoun	A rapid movement in alternating opposite directions, not necessarily regular.
fussnoun	(countable or uncountable) Excessive activity, worry, bother, or talk about something.
figgleverb	(intransitive, Northern England) To fidget about; wriggle
nigglenoun	A minor complaint or problem.
twingenoun	A sudden, pinching or sharp pain in a specific part of the body, especially one lasting for a short time.
wagglenoun	A wobbling motion.
wibblenoun	(British, slang) Meaningless or content-free chatter in a discussion; drivel, babble.
twirl one's moustacheverb	To express stereotypical villainy in an obvious or comically exaggerated fashion.