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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) : [ foldoc ]
twiddle
1. The tilde character.
2. (To make) a small or insignificant change.
E.g. twiddling a program often fixes one bug and generates
several new ones (see also shotgun debugging). Bits are
often twiddled. Twiddling a switch or knob implies much less
sense of purpose than toggling or tweaking it; see
frobnicate. Bit twiddling connotes aimlessness, and at
best doesn't specify what you're doing to the bit; to
"{toggle a bit" has a more specific meaning.
[{Jargon File]
(1995-01-31)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Twiddle \Twid"dle\, v. i.
To play with anything; hence, to be busy about trifles.
--Halliwell.
[1913 Webster]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Twiddle \Twid"dle\, n.
1. A slight twist with the fingers.
[1913 Webster]
2. A pimple. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
[1913 Webster]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Twiddle \Twid"dle\, v. t. [Probably of imitative origin. Cf.
Tweedle.]
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.
[1913 Webster]
From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) : [ jargon ]
twiddle n. 1. Tilde (ASCII 1111110, `~'). Also called `squiggle',
`sqiggle' (sic -- pronounced /skig'l/), and `twaddle', but twiddle is
the most common term. 2. A small and insignificant change to a program.
Usually fixes one bug and generates several new ones (see also shotgun
debugging). 3. vt. To change something in a small way. Bits, for
example, are often twiddled. Twiddling a switch or knobs implies much
less sense of purpose than toggling or tweaking it; see frobnicate. To
speak of twiddling a bit connotes aimlessness, and at best doesn't
specify what you're doing to the bit; `toggling a bit' has a more
specific meaning (see bit twiddling, toggle). 4. Uncommon name for
the twirling baton prompt.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Twiddle \Twid"dle\, v. t. [Probably of imitative origin. Cf.
Tweedle.]
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Twiddle \Twid"dle\, v. i.
To play with anything; hence, to be busy about trifles.
--Halliwell.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Twiddle \Twid"dle\, n.
1. A slight twist with the fingers.
2. A pimple. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
twiddle
n : a series of small (usually idle) twists or turns
v 1: turn in a twisting or spinning motion; "The leaves swirled
in the autumn wind" [syn: twirl, swirl, whirl]
2: manipulate, as in a nervous or unconscious manner; "He
twiddled her thumbs while waiting for the interview" [syn:
fiddle with]
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
twiddle
n.
1 A slight twist with the fingers.
2 A wiggle movement.
3 A small decorative embellishment.
4 A small musical flourish.
5 A tilde.
6 A drawn line that is curvy or twisted.
7 A tiny bit
8 A tizzy
vb.
1 (lb en transitive) To wiggle, fidget or play with; to move around.
2 (lb en transitive computing) To flip or switch two adjacent bits
(gloss: binary digits).
3 (lb en transitive mathematics) To be in an equivalence relation
with.
4 (lb en intransitive) To play with anything; hence, to be busy about
trifles.<ref>(R:Halliwell Dictionary page=897
column=1)</ref>
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
twiddle
n.
1 A slight twist with the fingers.
2 A wiggle movement.
3 A small decorative embellishment.
4 A small musical flourish.
5 A tilde.
6 A drawn line that is curvy or twisted.
7 A tiny bit
8 A tizzy
vb.
1 (lb en transitive) To wiggle, fidget or play with; to move around.
2 (lb en transitive computing) To flip or switch two adjacent bits
(gloss: binary digits).
3 (lb en transitive mathematics) To be in an equivalence relation
with.
4 (lb en intransitive) To play with anything; hence, to be busy about
trifles.<ref>(R:Halliwell Dictionary page=897
column=1)</ref>
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
twiddle
n.
1 A slight twist with the fingers.
2 A wiggle movement.
3 A small decorative embellishment.
4 A small musical flourish.
5 A tilde.
6 A drawn line that is curvy or twisted.
7 A tiny bit
8 A tizzy
vb.
1 (lb en transitive) To wiggle, fidget or play with; to move around.
2 (lb en transitive computing) To flip or switch two adjacent bits
(gloss: binary digits).
3 (lb en transitive mathematics) To be in an equivalence relation
with.
4 (lb en intransitive) To play with anything; hence, to be busy about
trifles.<ref>(R:Halliwell Dictionary page=897
column=1)</ref>
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
twiddle
n.
1 A slight twist with the fingers.
2 A wiggle movement.
3 A small decorative embellishment.
4 A small musical flourish.
5 A tilde.
6 A drawn line that is curvy or twisted.
7 A tiny bit
8 A tizzy
vb.
1 (lb en transitive) To wiggle, fidget or play with; to move around.
2 (lb en transitive computing) To flip or switch two adjacent bits
(gloss: binary digits).
3 (lb en transitive mathematics) To be in an equivalence relation
with.
4 (lb en intransitive) To play with anything; hence, to be busy about
trifles.<ref>(R:Halliwell Dictionary page=897
column=1)</ref>
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
twiddle
Englanti vb.
nyplätä, hiplata, leikitellä (jollakin)
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
twiddle
Engelska n.
1 vridning
2 snirkel, krumelur
Engelska vb.
sno runt, snurra
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]Twiddle /twˈɪdəl/ درFrom English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]
twiddle //ˈtwɪdəl//From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]въртя из ръцете си to wiggle, fidget
twiddle /twˈɪdəl/From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]pohrávat
twiddle /twˈɪdəl/From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]kroutit
twiddle /twˈɪdəl/From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]obracet
twiddle //ˈtwɪdəl//From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-hrv ]nyplätä to wiggle, fidget
twiddle /twˈɪdəl/ dangubiti, okretati seFrom English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 : [ freedict:eng-pol ]
twiddle /ˈtwɪdəl/From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]kręcić, obracać (with sth - czymś)
twiddle /twˈɪdəl/ 1. döndürerek oynatmak 2. önemsiz şeylerle meşgul olmak 3. hafifçe döndürme. twiddle one' thumbs parmaklarıyle oynamak.From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]/ˈtwɪdəɫ/
66 Moby Thesaurus words for "twiddle":
babble, cackle, chat, chatter, come in contact, coquet, dabble,
dally, do nothing, feel, feel of, fiddle, fiddle with,
fiddle-faddle, fidget, fidget with, finger, finger with, flick,
flirt, fool, fool around, fool with, fribble, frivol, gab, handle,
horse around, idle, jerk off, juggle, kid around, loiter,
manipulate, mess around, mess with, monkey, monkey around,
monkey with, palm, palpate, paw, piddle, play, play around,
play with, ply, poke at, potter, prattle, prod, putter, rattle,
smatter, tap, thumb, tinker, touch, toy, toy with, trifle, twirl,
waste time, wield, wiggle, yak
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
vt. 捻弄,玩弄,旋弄
vi. 玩弄
n. 捻