Synonyms of twiddled one's thumbs

twiddled one's thumbs

phrase

past tense of twiddle one's thumbs

as in killed time

to spend time doing nothing

He twiddled his thumbs in the waiting room before his name was called.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• killed time
• kicked back
• dillydallied
• hung about
• vegged out
• chilled
• footled
• hanged (around or out)
• kicked around
• loafed
• played
• rested
• lounged
• bummed
• idled
• relaxed
• hacked (around)
• goofed (off)
• dawdled
• lazied
• lazed
• strolled
• poked
• droned
• messed
• mucked
• hung (around or out)
• estivated
• lingered
• lolled
• dallied
• monkeyed
• puttered (around)
• truanted
• fiddled (around)
• piddled
• fooled
• aestivated
• goldbricked
• pottered (around)
• dozed
• lagged
• hibernated
• sauntered
• trifled
• loitered
• moseyed
• ambled
• swanned
• malingered
• tarried
• furloughed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ground
• worked
• buckled (down)
• wrought
• labored
• pegged
• plowed
• sweat
• plugged
• toiled
• sweated
• applied
• hustled
• humped
• plodded
• slaved
• moiled
• grubbed
• travailed
• exerted
• drudged
• put out

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• ground
• worked
• buckled (down)
• wrought
• labored
• pegged
• plowed
• sweat
• plugged
• toiled
• sweated
• applied
• hustled
• humped
• plodded
• slaved
• moiled
• grubbed
• travailed
• exerted
• drudged
• put out

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