twiddle

1. 1.

   a series of small (usually idle) twists or turns

   Broadertwist

Other forms of twiddle

plural

twiddles·

past tense

twiddled·

present participle

twiddling·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about twiddle

What does twiddle mean?

twiddle means "turn in a twisting or spinning motion". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in twiddle?

twiddle has 2 syllables: twid-dle. The stress falls on "twid". In IPA it is /ˈtwɪdəl/.

What is another word for twiddle?

Close synonyms include twirl, swirl, whirl, fiddle with. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is twiddle a common word?

twiddle is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.