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Entry 4 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Twiddle

/twĭd'-əl/ · Twid·dle · IPA /ˈtwɪdəl/
01 v. t. To touch lightly, or play with; to tweedle; to twirl; as, to twiddle one's thumbs; to twiddle a watch key.
  1. 1.
    To touch lightly, or play with; to tweedle; to twirl; as, to twiddle one's thumbs; to twiddle a watch key.
02 v. i. To play with anything; hence, to be busy about trifles.
  1. 1.
    To play with anything; hence, to be busy about trifles.
03 n. A slight twist with the fingers.
  1. 1.
    A slight twist with the fingers.
  2. 2.
    A pimple.[Prov. Eng.]