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twid•dle



Pronunciation: (twid'l), [key]
—v., -dled, -dling,
—n.

—v.t.
to turn about or play with lightly or idly, esp. with the fingers; twirl.

—v.i.
1. to play or trifle idly with something; fiddle.
2. to turn about lightly; twirl.
3. twiddle one's thumbs, to do nothing; be idle: Business was slack, and the salespeople were twiddling their thumbs.

—n.
the act of twiddling; turn; twirl.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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