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Twiddle
Pronunciation : Twid"dle
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [Probably of imitative origin. Cf. Tweedle.]
Definition : Defn: To touch lightly, or play with; to tweedle; to twirl; as, to twiddle one's thumbs; to twiddle a watch key. [Written also twidle.] Thackeray.
t.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Twid"dle
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To play with anything; hence, to be busy about trifles. Halliwell.
i.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Twid"dle
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. A slight twist with the fingers.
2. A pimple. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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