| VERB | motion | twiddle, twirl, swirl, whirl | turn in a twisting or spinning motion |
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| contact | twiddle, fiddle with | manipulate, as in a nervous or unconscious manner | |
| NOUN | act | twiddle | a series of small (usually idle) twists or turns |
| Sounds | twih'dahl | |
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| Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... | |
| Meaning | A series of small (usually idle) twists or turns. | |
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| Broader | twist, turn | turning or twisting around (in place) |
| Verbs | twiddle | turn in a twisting or spinning motion |
| Meaning | Turn in a twisting or spinning motion. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Synonyms | twirl, swirl, whirl | |
| Broader | revolve, go around, rotate | turn on or around an axis or a center |
| Spanish | arremolinarse, arremolinar, girar, remolinear | |
| Catalan | arremolinar-se, arremolinar, arrombollar-se, arrombollar, fer girar, girar | |
| Nouns | twiddle | a series of small (usually idle) twists or turns |
| Meaning | manipulate, as in a nervous or unconscious manner. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "He twiddled his thumbs while waiting for the interview" | |
| Synonym | fiddle with | |
| Broader | manipulate | hold something in one's hands and move it |
| Spanish | juguetear | |
| Nouns | twiddler | someone who manipulates in a nervous or unconscious manner |
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