Thesaurus results for TWIDDLING

twiddling

verb

present participle of twiddle

as in twirling

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At one point, he could even be seen lifting her up and twirling her around the beach.

— Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026
Appearing in the stands at Arrowhead Stadium, Swift could be seen twirling her wedding ring around her finger.

— Hannah Malach, InStyle, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of twirling

Verb

But the guys up front, no matter who is in there as guys are rotating all the time, whoever is in there is going to pull up front.

— Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026
Peach cobbler is a rotating staple, a nod to the Southern woman who was her father’s immigration sponsor.

— Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of rotating

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According to the suit, the video depicts the staff member grabbing a Black student from behind, spinning him around, grabbing him by the shirt and shoving him repeatedly into the metal roll-down door of a concession stand.

— Eric Peterson, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026
How a flywheel energy storage system works Qnetic’s alternative to the lithium-ion battery consists of a flywheel, or a heavy rotor, capable of spinning at supersonic speed in a frictionless vacuum chamber.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of spinning

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Rumors first began swirling after Madonna and Charli were seated next to each other at the Saint Laurent menswear spring/summer 2027 fashion show in late June.

— Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 21 Sep. 2026
The start was delayed 3 hours, 50 minutes by rain, and most of the game was played in a swirling mist.

— CBS News, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of swirling

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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
But Mulderrig’s red Harley-Davidson Sportster slammed into the rear passenger side of Oates’ Cadillac, crumpling the back corner and twisting the wheel out of shape.

— Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of twisting

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Clemons had served as the founding CEO of both ConnCAT and ConnCORP, turning them into hubs for economic and community revitalization that aimed to center the experiences and needs of residents in New Haven’s Dixwell and Newhallville neighborhoods.

— P.R. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
But Rattler fumbled right before crossing the goal line, turning the ball over.

— Joel Beers, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of turning

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Quilling involves rolling, shaping and gluing thin strips of paper to create flowers, monograms and other designs.

— Janice Neumann, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
Yet behind the viral video sits a bigger question about the growing number of delivery robots rolling through American cities.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of rolling

Verb

Prime Video continues to be one of the most baffling streaming services, from dull originals like Reacher to a revolving catalogue of films that never saw the light of an actual movie theater.

— Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2026
During the day, my mother worked as a sales clerk at the Woodward’s store downtown, in the building with the red revolving W on top.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026

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