Definitions for Twiddleˈtwɪd l
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
twid•dleˈtwɪd l(v.; n.)-dled, -dling
(v.t.)to turn about or play with lightly or idly, esp. with the fingers; twirl.
(v.i.)to play or trifle idly with something; fiddle.
to turn about lightly; twirl.
(n.)the act of twiddling; turn; twirl.
Idioms for twiddle:
twiddle one's thumbs, to do nothing; be idle.
Category: Idiom
Origin of twiddle:
1530–40; perh. b. twitch and fiddle
Princeton's WordNet
twiddle(verb)
a series of small (usually idle) twists or turns
twirl, swirl, twiddle, whirl(verb)
turn in a twisting or spinning motion
"The leaves swirled in the autumn wind"
twiddle, fiddle with(verb)
manipulate, as in a nervous or unconscious manner
"He twiddled his thumbs while waiting for the interview"
Wiktionary
twiddle(Verb)
To wiggle, fidget or play with; to move around.
twiddle(Verb)
To flip or switch two adjacent bits.
twiddle(Verb)
To be in an equivalence relation with.
Webster Dictionary
Twiddle(verb)
to touch lightly, or play with; to tweedle; to twirl; as, to twiddle one's thumbs; to twiddle a watch key
Twiddle(verb)
to play with anything; hence, to be busy about trifles
Twiddle(noun)
a slight twist with the fingers
Twiddle(noun)
a pimple
The New Hacker's Dictionary
twiddle
1. Tilde (ASCII 1111110, ~). Also called squiggle, sqiggle (sic — pronounced /skig´l/), and twaddle, but twiddle is the most common term. 2. A small and insignificant change to a program. Usually fixes one bug and generates several new ones (see also shotgun debugging). 3. vt. To change something in a small way. Bits, for example, are often twiddled. Twiddling a switch or knobs implies much less sense of purpose than toggling or tweaking it; see frobnicate. To speak of twiddling a bit connotes aimlessness, and at best doesn't specify what you're doing to the bit; ‘toggling a bit’ has a more specific meaning (see bit twiddling, toggle). 4. Uncommon name for the twirling baton prompt.
Translations for Twiddle
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- draai, ronddraaiAfrikaans
- يَعْبَث بأصابِعِهArabic
- въртяBulgarian
- girarPortuguese (BR)
- otáčetCzech
- herumdrehenGerman
- drejeDanish
- στριφογυρνώGreek
- (hacer) girarSpanish
- keerutamaEstonian
- چرخیدن یا چرخاندنFarsi
- pyöritelläFinnish
- tripoterFrench
- לְסוֹבֵב סְתָםHebrew
- फिराना, से खेलनाHindi
- okretati, vrtjetiCroatian
- ujjával forgatHungarian
- memutar-mutarIndonesian
- (snar)snúaIcelandic
- girareItalian
- いじり回すJapanese
- (~을) 돌리다Korean
- sukinėtiLithuanian
- griezt; grozītLatvian
- memain-mainkanMalay
- zitten te draaienDutch
- snu og vende på; tvinne (tommeltotter)Norwegian
- kręcić w kółkoPolish
- چرخیدن یا چرخاندنPersian
- څرخیدل یا څرخولPashto
- girarPortuguese
- aînvârtiRomanian
- крутитьRussian
- točiťSlovak
- vrtetiSlovenian
- prevrtatiSerbian
- snurra påSwedish
- หมุนกลับไปกลับมาThai
- döndürmek, döndürüp durmakTurkish
- 旋弄Chinese (Trad.)
- вертіти, крутитиUkrainian
- گھماناUrdu
- xoayVietnamese
- 旋弄Chinese (Simp.)
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