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1 twiddle
['twɪdl]verbo transitivo giocherellare con, attorcigliare tra le dita [ hair]to twiddle one's thumbs — girare i pollici; fig. girarsi i pollici
* * *['twidl](to twist (something) round and round: He twiddled the knob on the radio.) girare* * *twiddle /ˈtwɪdl/n.lieve rotazione; il rigirare; il far girare i pollici.(to) twiddle /ˈtwɪdl/A v. t.B v. i.● ( anche fig.) to twiddle one's thumbs, girare (o girarsi) i pollici.* * *['twɪdl]verbo transitivo giocherellare con, attorcigliare tra le dita [ hair]to twiddle one's thumbs — girare i pollici; fig. girarsi i pollici
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2 twiddle twid·dle vt , vi
['twɪdl]
См. также в других словарях:
Twiddle — Twid dle, v. t. [Probably of imitative origin. Cf. {Tweedle}.] To touch lightly, or play with; to tweedle; to twirl; as, to twiddle one s thumbs; to twiddle a watch key. [Written also twidle.] Thackeray. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
twiddle — ► VERB ▪ play or fiddle with (something) in a purposeless or nervous way. ► NOUN 1) an act of twiddling. 2) a rapid or intricate series of musical notes. ● twiddle one s thumbs Cf. ↑twiddle one s thumbs … English terms dictionary
twiddle one's thumbs — {v. phr.} To do nothing; be idle. * /I d rather work than stand around here twiddling my thumbs./ … Dictionary of American idioms
twiddle one's thumbs — {v. phr.} To do nothing; be idle. * /I d rather work than stand around here twiddling my thumbs./ … Dictionary of American idioms
twiddle — (v.) 1540s, to trifle, of unknown origin; of the fingers, first recorded 1670s. Figurative phrase twiddle one s thumbs have nothing to do is recorded from 1846; to twirl one s thumbs in the same sense is recorded from 1816. Related: Twiddled;… … Etymology dictionary
twiddle one's thumbs — ► twiddle one s thumbs be idle; have nothing to do. Main Entry: ↑twiddle … English terms dictionary
twiddle — [twid′ l] vt. twiddled, twiddling [prob. < TW(IST) or TW(IRL) + (D)IDDLE] to twirl or play with lightly or idly vi. 1. to toy or trifle with some object 2. to be busy about trifles 3 … English World dictionary
Twiddle — Twid dle, v. i. To play with anything; hence, to be busy about trifles. Halliwell. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Twiddle — Twid dle, n. 1. A slight twist with the fingers. [1913 Webster] 2. A pimple. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
twiddle your thumbs — twiddle (your) thumbs to do nothing. Dan spent a whole day twiddling his thumbs, waiting for a package to be delivered … New idioms dictionary
twiddle thumbs — twiddle (your) thumbs to do nothing. Dan spent a whole day twiddling his thumbs, waiting for a package to be delivered … New idioms dictionary
