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Definition of Twiddled
1. twiddle [v] - See also: twiddle
Lexicographical Neighbors of Twiddled
Literary usage of Twiddled
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Metropolitan (1833)
"... not what to say or do, so she twiddled her curls, and twiddled her necklace.
Barnaby twiddled his thumbs. ..."
2. Proceedings of the New York State Stenographers' Association (1903)
"The juror twiddled his hat, which, in his nerveless grasp, ... The officer stooped,
handed him his hat, which he again twiddled nervously in his hand. ..."
3. Kim by Rudyard Kipling (1908)
"balla road, hailed a passing ekka and jingled away, while Kim, tongue-tied,
twiddled the brass betel- box in his hands. The record of a boy's education ..."
4. All the Year Round by Charles Dickens (1882)
"But Dick Juniper held his tongue and sat down and twiddled his hat. ...
He continually twiddled his hat for three or four minutes, and then rose up straight ..."
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