twiddle
verb (used with object)
to turn about or play with lightly or idly, especially with the fingers; twirl.
is twiddling
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present progressiveof twiddle (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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My lord is admiring his countenance in the glass, while his bride is twiddling her marriage ring on her pocket-handkerchief; and listening with rueful countenance to Counsellor Silvertongue, who has been drawing the settlements.
From Henry Esmond; The English Humourists; The Four Georges by George Saintsbury
