twiddle

Nouns

  • (n) a series of small (usually idle) twists or turns

Verbs

  • (v) turn in a twisting or spinning motion
    • The leaves swirled in the autumn wind
    swirl, twirl, whirl,
  • (v) manipulate, as in a nervous or unconscious manner
    • He twiddled his thumbs while waiting for the interview
    fiddle with,

Synonyms

swirl twirl whirl fiddle with

Words of close approximity

twiddler