Definición de twiddle en inglés:
1Twist, move, or fiddle with (something), typically in a purposeless or nervous way: she twiddled the dials on the radio [no object]: he began twiddling with the curtain cord
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mid 16th century (in the sense 'trifle'): apparently imitative, combining the notion twirl or twist with that of trifling action expressed by fiddle.
twiddle one's thumbs
- Rotate one’s thumbs around each other with the fingers linked together.Example sentences
- ‘Well, you followed me,’ Trent pointed out with a smile, twiddling his thumbs together as he made himself more comfortable on the ground.
- ‘He says some b-b-bad things to me sometimes,’ Jamie said twiddling his thumbs together nervously.
- She began twiddling her thumbs together and staring at the wall ahead of her.
- 1.1Be bored or idle because one has nothing to do.Example sentences
be idle, do nothing, kill time, waste time, hang around, stand/sit aroundinformal futz around
- Everyone sat around looking embarrassed and twiddling their thumbs as usual.
- If I didn't come here in the night, I'd be sitting around at home, twiddling my thumbs and thinking about going to a real bar.
- All that sitting around twiddling my thumbs, and pretty soon even the dishes seemed like an interesting option.
- Example sentences
- The production is functional but uninspiring, the knob - twiddlers unwilling to sail into any waters that might look dangerous or - perish the thought - exciting.
- Every single news organisation is critical of him and his band of thumb twiddlers.
- The result is a very creative album that effectively blends the sounds of two obviously talented knob twiddlers - experts, even.
- Example sentences
- Could you just sing the tune of the hymn rather than the hundred and fifty-seven little twiddly bits?
- I had a peek at the control panel on the camera while the radiologist was out looking at the first set of snaps: huge, chunky, twiddly dials that looked as though they came from the first nuclear power plant.
- He can get a bit boring, because over and over again, it's the same tune with more twiddly bits.
Pronunciación: /ˈtwidlər, ˈtwidl-ər/sustantivo
Pronunciación: /ˈtwidlē, ˈtwidl-ē/adjetivo