Twiddle — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a series of small (usually idle) twists or turns

turn in a twisting or spinning motion

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/twˈɪdəl/

🇬🇧British English

/twˈɪdəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/twˈɪdəl/

1 syllable Say it as /twˈɪdəl/.

Examples

The leaves swirled in the autumn wind
He twiddled his thumbs while waiting for the interview

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

whirl twirl swirl fiddle with

Parts of Speech

noun	a series of small (usually idle) twists or turns
verb	turn in a twisting or spinning motion “The leaves swirled in the autumn wind”
verb	manipulate, as in a nervous or unconscious manner “He twiddled his thumbs while waiting for the interview”

Word Forms

twiddle	verb	turn in a twisting or spinning motion
twirl	noun	the act of rotating rapidly
twirler	noun	(baseball) the person who does the pitching
swirl	noun	the shape of something rotating rapidly
twiddle	noun	a series of small (usually idle) twists or turns
whirl	noun	confused movement
whirling	noun	the act of rotating in a circle or spiral
twiddler	noun	someone who manipulates in a nervous or unconscious manner

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

drehen

eine Reihe kleiner (normalerweise leerer) Drehungen oder Wendungen

🇫🇷French

tourner

une série de petits rebondissements (généralement inactifs)

🇪🇸Spanish

girar

una serie de pequeños giros o vueltas (generalmente inactivos)

🇮🇹Italian

scherzare

una serie di piccole svolte o svolte (solitamente inattive).

🇵🇹Portuguese

giro

uma série de pequenas reviravoltas (geralmente ociosas)

🇷🇺Russian

вертеть

серия небольших (обычно холостых) поворотов или поворотов

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ज़ुल्फ़

छोटे-छोटे (आमतौर पर निष्क्रिय) मोड़ों या घुमावों की एक श्रृंखला

🇧🇩Bengali

দুমড়ে মুচড়ে যাওয়া

ছোট (সাধারণত নিষ্ক্রিয়) টুইস্ট বা মোড়ের একটি সিরিজ

🇮🇳Tamil

முறுக்கு

சிறிய (பொதுவாக செயலற்ற) திருப்பங்கள் அல்லது திருப்பங்களின் தொடர்

🇮🇳Telugu

మెలికలు పెట్టు

చిన్న (సాధారణంగా నిష్క్రియ) మలుపులు లేదా మలుపుల శ్రేణి

🇮🇳Marathi

वळवळ

लहान (सामान्यत: निष्क्रिय) वळण किंवा वळणांची मालिका

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઝૂમવું

નાના (સામાન્ય રીતે નિષ્ક્રિય) ટ્વિસ્ટ અથવા વળાંકની શ્રેણી

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਘੁੰਮਣਾ

ਛੋਟੇ (ਆਮ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਵਿਹਲੇ) ਮਰੋੜਾਂ ਜਾਂ ਮੋੜਾਂ ਦੀ ਇੱਕ ਲੜੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

چکرانا

چھوٹے (عام طور پر بیکار) موڑ یا موڑ کا ایک سلسلہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

摆弄

一系列小的（通常是闲置的）曲折或转弯

🇯🇵Japanese

ひねる

一連の小さな（通常は無駄な）紆余曲折

🇰🇷Korean

떨림

일련의 작은(보통 유휴) 우여곡절 또는 회전

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lảng vảng

một loạt các vòng xoắn nhỏ (thường là nhàn rỗi)

🇹🇭Thai

เกลียว

การบิดหรือหมุนเล็กๆ น้อยๆ (โดยปกติจะไม่ได้ใช้งาน)

🇮🇩Indonesian

hiasan

serangkaian tikungan atau belokan kecil (biasanya menganggur).

🇵🇭Filipino

umikot

isang serye ng maliliit (karaniwang walang ginagawa) na mga pag-ikot o pagliko

🇲🇾Malay

berpusing-pusing

satu siri pusingan atau pusingan kecil (biasanya terbiar).

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

لعب

سلسلة من التقلبات أو المنعطفات الصغيرة (الخاملة عادةً).

🇮🇷Persian

پیچیدگی

یک سری پیچ و تاب یا چرخش کوچک (معمولاً بیکار).

🇹🇷Turkish

çevirmek

bir dizi küçük (genellikle boşta) bükülme veya dönüş

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְסוֹבֵב

סדרה של פיתולים קטנים (בדרך כלל בטלים).

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What is the primary definition of the word 'twiddle'?

The primary meaning of 'twiddle' is 'a series of small (usually idle) twists or turns'.

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Using 'twiddle' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'twiddle' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'twiddle' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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