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twiddle

 
 
/ˈtwɪdl/ verb [I, T]

Definition

to move your fingers around, or turn something around many times, especially because you are bored: Karen just sat there twiddling with her hair.
(Definition of twiddle verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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