twiddling

verb

present participle of twiddle
as in twirling

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for twiddling
  1. twirling
  2. rotating
  3. spinning
  4. swirling
  5. twisting
  6. turning
  7. rolling
  8. revolving
Verb
  • Schlittler sent his hometown Red Sox packing last October, striking out 12 while twirling eight scoreless innings in Game 3 of the 2025 Wild Card Series.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 27 Sep. 2026
  • At one point, he could even be seen lifting her up and twirling her around the beach.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of twirling
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  • Other specialty offerings include Asian plums, Hawaiian longan and a rotating selection of seasonal tropical fruit.
    — Sara Rosenthal, Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2026
  • The pool is a small, rotating group of journalists that provides coverage of the president and represents the larger press corps.
    — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of rotating
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  • A week after Sony releases The Social Reckoning, Bleecker Street will open Musk, Alex Gibney’s head-spinning documentary, running close to four hours, about the rise and rise of Tesla titan Elon Musk.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The motor is inspired by aerospace engineering, spinning at 125,000rpm to generate exceptionally strong suction power.
    — Cierra Cowan, PC Magazine, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of spinning
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  • With these conspiracy theories swirling, some researchers are now seeing the models more as competitors than tools—and the use of them as a betrayal.
    — Peter Hall, Scientific American, 13 Oct. 2026
  • And while there are questions swirling about Akayleb Evans and whether Evans will be replaced by Chau Smith-Wade, one player didn’t get the same scrutiny.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of swirling
Verb
  • The woman denied the allegations, and Ross hit her in the chest several times, the report says, and choked her, restricting her breathing by twisting the collar of her hoodie.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
  • For much of the 1990s and 2000s, Guatemala had been twisting its way toward democracy, but corruption networks and drug traffickers had insinuated themselves into the country’s institutions.
    — Will Freeman, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of twisting
Verb
  • The Dome, with its spatial sound and vibrations, seemed to help create the conditions for turning my attention inward.
    — Jessica Sulima, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Oct. 2026
  • If this trajectory continues, those proportions will only grow, with red states turning maximally red and blue states maximally blue.
    — Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of turning
Verb
  • Still, the game was tight for three-plus quarters because Denver couldn’t get its offense rolling, either.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026
  • By 2025, the cameras were finally rolling, with Choi also serving as an executive producer.
    — Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of rolling
Verb
  • Kura Sushi, a tech-forward revolving sushi bar with more than 100 menu items, also debuted in Ballantyne this summer.
    — Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Relying purely on cash reserves is no longer viable when ownership utilizes revolving institutional liquidity.
    — Chris Koras, Sportico.com, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of revolving
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“Twiddling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twiddling. Accessed 16 Oct. 2026.

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