twiddle
verb (used with object)
to turn about or play with lightly or idly, especially with the fingers; twirl.
have been twiddling
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present perfect progressiveof twiddle.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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"Stay you here a little while, till I cut me a cudgel like unto that you have been twiddling in your fingers."
From Robin Hood by J. Walker (Joseph Walker) McSpadden
