Dictionary Entry
twiddle
twiddle is a 7-letter English word with 7 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To touch lightly, or play with; to tweedle; to twirl; as, to twiddle one's thumbs; to twiddle a watch key. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
7 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 13 · 7 senses
Definitions
- 1transitive verb
To touch lightly, or play with; to tweedle; to twirl; as, to twiddle one's thumbs; to twiddle a watch key.
- 2intransitive verb
To play with anything; hence, to be busy about trifles.
- 3noun
A slight twist with the fingers.
- 4noun
A pimple.
- 5noun
a series of small (usually idle) twists or turns
- 6verb
manipulate, as in a nervous or unconscious manner
"He twiddled his thumbs while waiting for the interview"
- 7verb
turn in a twisting or spinning motion
"The leaves swirled in the autumn wind"
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