Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - twiddle
Twiddle
twiddle
v. & n. --v. 1 tr. & (foll. by with etc.) intr. twirl, adjust, or play randomly or idly. 2 intr. move twirlingly. --n. 1 an act of twiddling. 2 a twirled mark or sign. Phrases and idioms twiddle one's thumbs 1 make them rotate round each other. 2 have nothing to do. Derivatives twiddler n. twiddly adj. Etymology: app. imit., after twirl, twist, and fiddle, piddle
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I. verb (~d; twiddling) Etymology: origin unknown Date: circa 1540 intransitive verb to play negligently with something ; fiddle, to turn or jounce lightly , transitive verb to rotate lightly or idly , II. noun Date: 1774 turn, twist ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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