- twiddled
- twid·dle || 'twɪdl v. turn, twist, rotate idly; fiddle, play, toy with
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twiddled his thumbs — wiggled his fingers; did nothing, was idle, loitered … English contemporary dictionary
twiddle — UK [ˈtwɪd(ə)l] / US verb Word forms twiddle : present tense I/you/we/they twiddle he/she/it twiddles present participle twiddling past tense twiddled past participle twiddled 1) [intransitive/transitive] to twist or turn something in a bored or… … English dictionary
ter-3, terǝ- and teri-, trī- — ter 3, terǝ and teri , trī English meaning: to rub Deutsche Übersetzung: “reiben; drehend reiben” (from which “drehen”), “(reibend) durchbohren” Note: also teru : treu (extended with b, g, gh, ĝh, k, p); here ter 2 “tender” (eig … Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary
twiddle — I. verb (twiddled; twiddling) Etymology: origin unknown Date: circa 1540 intransitive verb 1. to play negligently with something ; fiddle 2. to turn or jounce lightly < twiddles round and round in the water J. B. S. Haldane > … New Collegiate Dictionary
twiddle — twid|dle [ twıdl ] verb 1. ) transitive to turn a switch on a piece of equipment or a machine: He twiddled the radio dial until he found a news program. 2. ) intransitive or transitive to twist or turn something in a bored or nervous way: She… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
twiddle — [[t]twɪ̱d(ə)l[/t]] twiddles, twiddling, twiddled 1) VERB If you twiddle something, you twist it or turn it quickly with your fingers. [V n] He twiddled a knob on the dashboard... [V with n] She had sat there twiddling nervously with the clasp of… … English dictionary
ger-3 — ger 3 English meaning: to turn, wind Deutsche Übersetzung: “drehen, winden” Material: A. O.Ind. guṇá ḥ (*gr̥ nó s) “ the single thread of a string, line, cord; stain “ (dvi , tri guṇa actually “ consisting of two, three threads … Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary
strenk-, streng- — strenk , streng English meaning: stiff, tight Deutsche Übersetzung: ‘straff, beengt” under likewise ; ‘strang, zusammendrehen, zusammenziehen” Note: (as by ster g , stre g , see under ster “ stare “) Material: Gk. στραγγός “… … Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary
u̯ei-1, u̯ei̯ǝ- : u̯ī- — u̯ei 1, u̯ei̯ǝ : u̯ī English meaning: to turn, bend, wind, *branch out Deutsche Übersetzung: “drehen, biegen”; vielfach von biegsamen Zweigen, Flechtwerk, Rankengewächsen Note: Root u̯ei 1, u̯ei̯ǝ : u̯ī : “to turn, bend, wind,… … Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary
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