twiddle

Example Sentences

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"I could either twiddle my thumbs or I could do something to help people and open," he said.

From Reuters • Oct. 27, 2023

During offseasons, she’d twiddle her thumbs, unsure of what exactly to do with herself.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2022

“Don’t wear a necklace if you’re tempted to twiddle it,” advised the paper.

From The Guardian • Sep. 19, 2020

“We might not have qualified for September’s debate, but we won’t sit by and twiddle our thumbs,” Mr. Ryan wrote in a fund-raising appeal Tuesday.

From New York Times • Sep. 4, 2019

When he heard her coming, he would lay aside his work, lean back, and twiddle his thumbs.

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham