twiddled; twiddling
ˈtwid-liŋ,
ˈtwi-dᵊl-iŋ
1
: to play negligently with something : fiddle
2
: to turn or jounce lightly
twiddles round and round in the water—
J. B. S. Haldane
J. B. S. Haldane
: to rotate lightly or idly
twiddled his pen
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Verb
Just twiddle the dial on the radio a bit for better reception.
Twiddle the knob on the telescope until things are in focus.
She twiddled her pen while she talked on the phone.
She twiddled with her pen while she talked on the phone.
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Kyle Thomas, People.com, 27 Oct. 2024
Adding women's football to a simulation as complex as Football Manager isn’t as simple as adding team and player names and twiddling with the graphics.
—Barry Collins, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2024
Thomas Lewton, Quanta Magazine, 23 Aug. 2022
Pilots sit behind a modern avionic dashboard and twiddle control sticks to direct advanced, swiveling engines.
—Andrew Van Dam, chicagotribune.com, 12 June 2018
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Verb
Time is of the essence, though, so don’t just sit back on your couch twiddling your thumbs.
—Kyle Thomas, People.com, 27 Oct. 2024
Adding women's football to a simulation as complex as Football Manager isn’t as simple as adding team and player names and twiddling with the graphics.
—Barry Collins, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2024
Noun
Crucially, in the new scheme, all inputs and outputs between simulations of different scales must be consistent, leaving fewer dials to twiddle.
—Thomas Lewton, Quanta Magazine, 23 Aug. 2022
Pilots sit behind a modern avionic dashboard and twiddle control sticks to direct advanced, swiveling engines.
—Andrew Van Dam, chicagotribune.com, 12 June 2018
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“Twiddle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/twiddle. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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