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
  • When the device rotates, the frequencies of these signals shift slightly relative to each other.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026
  • But having a card that earns 2X rewards everywhere doesn't restrict you from opening a rewards card that earns a 3X return on popular categories or 5% back on rotating categories.
    — Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of rotate
Verb
  • Allison worries everyday fans are being conditioned to see the diamond – or the court or the field – as slot machines and the human athletes as spinning symbols that sometimes align as dollar signs.
    — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2026
  • That level of control precluded a Vatican media operation from spinning tall tales as occurred during John Paul's reign.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of spin
Verb
  • Reynolds said little and had to be wheeled in and out of the room used for remote bail reviews.
    — Mike Hellgren, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Detective Jose Mercedes was wheeled out of Jacobi Medical Center in Morris Park on Monday before standing up in front of a group of clapping officers.
    — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of wheel
Verb
  • Wellsley Farms Maple Pecan Danish A delightfully sweet breakfast treat or a post-dinner dessert, these maple pecan danishes are flaky pastries twirled with maple and pecans.
    — Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The woman also said Dominguez put his arms around her and picked her up to twirl her when no one else was around, the newspaper reported.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of twirl
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
  • Over the past two decades, the CCP has come to revolve ever more tightly around a single man.
    — Carl Minzner, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of revolve
Verb
  • He’s handcuffed to this stupid project, and swaths of people have instantly turned their back on him without knowing any of the facts.
    — Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
  • By July, the side project turned into a full-time job when MLB hired Weingardt as a principal product manager to explore changes to its flagship app.
    — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of turn
Verb
  • Deputies say Gonzalez grabbed a dumbbell, raised it and swung at Murant.
    — Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Squalls swung in across the north bank and obscured the river.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of swing
Verb
  • The couple and their children, Prince Archie, 7, and Princess Lilibet, 5, are reportedly living at a private, nonroyal residence in the Cotswolds, a rural area of rolling hills, villages and farms to the west of Oxford.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Generating more pressure could help the Chiefs disrupt the Chargers’ offense and help keep their unbeaten start rolling.
    — Neil Nakahodo, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of roll

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“Twiddle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twiddle. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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