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   Twid·dle

   /ˈtwid(ə)l/

   

   verb

   • 1. twist, move, or fiddle with (something), typically in a purposeless or nervous way: "she twiddled the dials on the radio"
   • ▪ turn or move in a twirling way.

   noun

   • 1. an act of twisting or fiddling with something: "one twiddle of a button"

   Word Origin mid 16th century (in the sense ‘trifle’): apparently imitative, combining the notion twirl or twist with that of trifling action expressed by fiddle.

   Derivatives

   • 1. twiddler noun
   • 2. twiddly adjective

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