twiddle
verb (used with object)
to turn about or play with lightly or idly, especially with the fingers; twirl.
has twiddled
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present perfectof twiddle (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
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Nonetheless, the Chinese Military Mission's head, Chiang Kai-shek's No. 2 general, Hsiung Shih-fei, has twiddled his thumbs so long in Washington that some observers predicted last week he would go back to China in disgust.
From Time Magazine Archive
