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Twiddled
UK
/ˈtwɪd.əld/
US
/ˈtwɪd.əld/
Translation twiddled into russian
twiddle
Verbtwiddled
Past Simple / Past Participle
twiddle
twiddles
twiddled Past Simple / Past Participle
twiddling Gerund
She tends to twiddle her hair when she's nervous.
Она склонна крутить волосы, когда нервничает.
He likes to twiddle his pen during meetings.
Он любит вертеть ручку во время встреч.
Additional translations
вертеться
Definitions
twiddle
Noun
A small, insignificant action or movement, often involving the fingers.
He sat there with a twiddle of his thumbs, waiting for the meeting to start.
A twist or turn, especially one made with the fingers.
She gave the knob a quick twiddle to adjust the volume.
twiddle
Verb
To twist, move, or fiddle with something in a purposeless or nervous manner.
She twiddled her pen while waiting for the meeting to start.
To adjust or manipulate something in a minor way.
He twiddled the radio dial until he found his favorite station.
Idioms and phrases
twiddle (one's) thumbs
While waiting for the meeting to start, she just sat there twiddling her thumbs.
бить баклуши
В ожидании начала встречи она просто сидела и била баклуши.
twiddle with knobs
He spent hours twiddling with knobs on his radio.
крутить ручки
Он часами крутил ручки на своем радио.
twiddle hair
She likes to twiddle her hair when she's nervous.
крутить волосы
Она любит крутить волосы, когда нервничает.
twiddle (one's) fingers
Stop twiddling your fingers and do something productive!
крутить пальцами
Перестань крутить пальцами и займись чем-нибудь полезным!
twiddle (one's) pen
He twiddled his pen while waiting for the meeting to start.
вертеть ручку
Он вертел ручку, ожидая начала собрания.
twiddle (one's) mustache
The villain twiddled his mustache while plotting his next move.
крутить усы
Злодей крутил усы, обдумывая свой следующий шаг.
twiddle (someone's) thumbs
He had nothing to do but twiddle his thumbs until the meeting started.
бить баклуши
Ему не оставалось ничего, кроме как бить баклуши, пока не начнется встреча.