Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun twiddle

1 sense of twiddle

Sense 1
twiddle -- (a series of small (usually idle) twists or turns)
       => twist, turn -- (turning or twisting around (in place); "with a quick twist of his head he surveyed the room")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb twiddle

2 senses of twiddle

Sense 1
twirl, swirl, twiddle, whirl -- (turn in a twisting or spinning motion; "The leaves swirled in the autumn wind")
       => revolve, go around, rotate -- (turn on or around an axis or a center; "The Earth revolves around the Sun"; "The lamb roast rotates on a spit over the fire")

Sense 2
twiddle, fiddle with -- (manipulate, as in a nervous or unconscious manner; "He twiddled his thumbs while waiting for the interview")
       => manipulate -- (hold something in one's hands and move it)