twiddle

verb

Definition of twiddlenext
as in to rotate

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Recent Examples of twiddle However, that doesn't always mean waiting around and twiddling thumbs. — Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026 Three years ago, Justin Zheng, an entrepreneur in San Francisco, lay groggy in bed while a group of venture capitalists twiddled their thumbs waiting for him. — Matt Fuchs, Time, 8 Dec. 2025 Until the field becomes clearer, political media, would-be campaign contributors and California voters will just have to twiddle their thumbs. — Dan Walters, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2025 Kingsnorth may be right that Monbiot is a Machine man, intent on twiddling levers to save the world, but, by that standard, so is anyone who makes any green choice at all. — Cal Revely-Calder, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for twiddle
Recent Examples of Synonyms for twiddle
  1. rotate
  2. spin
  3. wheel
  4. twirl
  5. revolve
  6. turn
  7. swing
  8. roll
Verb
  • The company’s experts realized that, if the tapestry could not be rotated and stored, perhaps it could be stored and then rotated.
    — John Phipps, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Bar Blondeau holds Sunday Sessions, a weekly wine and music party featuring a rotating slate of local musical talent and guest sommeliers.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of rotate
Verb
  • Marie has been reduced to a low-pressure system that is still spinning offshore and sending a deep tropical air mass to the Southern California region, said climate scientist Daniel Swain.
    — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • DJs spun Wasian musicians, including Rodrigo, Mitski, and Japanese Breakfast.
    — E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of spin
Verb
  • The ball struck the post before being bundled home by Calafiori, who wheeled away in celebration.
    — Jack Lang, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Reddington then walked over to Clancy, who looked upset, and wheeled her over to be included in the conversation.
    — Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of wheel
Verb
  • Meanwhile, two sauna masters shovelled ice infused with fragrant oil onto the rocks and performed an Aufguss, a German ritual in which towels are twirled to spread scented air.
    — Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The pair were visibly emotional as Sulewski posed and twirled in the dress.
    — Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of twirl
Verb
  • After all, lowering your revolving balances can improve your credit utilization ratio, which could, in turn, push up your credit score.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The production uses a revolving cast, and McCarthy was never scheduled to perform alongside Lipman.
    — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of revolve
Verb
  • The notes of bergamot, pink mint, cedar, and musk turn this thinning hair treatment into a luxury form of self-care.
    — Madison San Miguel, Allure, 5 Sep. 2026
  • This study was done at temperatures so low that even helium turns liquid.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of turn
Verb
  • They are populated by characters who swing between extremes, people on the verge of disappearing one minute and of being too forward the next, either revealing too much or too little.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Steinem's version of feminism today is more aligned with Democrats at a time when, at least for now, the country has swung Republican.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of swing
Verb
  • There are also two front pockets and the option to leave the sleeves up or roll them down.
    — Shea Simmons, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2026
  • But the road will get much more difficult when the Tigers roll into town fresh off a 54-14 win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Thursday night.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of roll

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