twiddling

ˈtwɪdlɪŋ
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Translation of twiddling from English into Hebrew

Adjective

1.

activities

Rare
involved in trivial or pointless activity
Rare
מִתְעַסֵּק בְּשְׁטוּיוֹת מְבַזְבֵּז זְמַן
  • She spent the afternoon twiddling with her phone.היא בילתה את אחר הצהריים ב-התעסקות בשטויות עם הטלפון שלה.
2.

movement

Rare
fidgeting or playing with something
Rare
  • He sat there twiddling his thumbs, waiting for the meeting to start.הוא ישב שם, מתעסק בעצבנות באגודליו, וחיכה שהפגישה תתחיל.
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Synonyms and analogies of twiddling in English

adj.dawdlingfiddlingfidgetingMore synonyms

Examples of twiddling in a sentence

  • He found himself twiddling tasks at the office.
  • She was twiddling her pen during the lecture.
  • The child kept twiddling with his toy.
twiddle
ˈtwɪdəl
Verb
1.

turning casually

tr.Rare
turn something idly or casually
tr.Rare
  • She twiddled the dial on the radio without paying much attention..היא סובבה את החוגה ברדיו בלי לשים לב יותר מדי
2.

activity

intr.Rare
be busy with trivial activities
intr.Rare
  • He twiddled around the house all day.הוא התעסק בדברים קטנים בבית כל היום.
3.

technology

tr.TECH.
flip two adjacent bits in computing
tr.TECH.
  • The program twiddles the bits for optimization.התוכנית הופכת את הביטים לאופטימיזציה.
Noun
1.

actions

Rare
slight twist with fingers
Rare
סִיבוּב קַל פִּתּוּל pitulסִיבוּב אֶצְבָּעוֹת
  • He gave the knob a quick twiddle.הוא נתן לידית סיבוב קל ומהיר.
2.

amount

Rare
tiny bit
Rare
  • Just a twiddle of salt is needed.רק קמצוץ מלח נדרש.

Expressions with twiddle: examples in English and translations in Hebrew

לְהִתְבַּטֵּל
לָשֶׁבֶת בְּטֵלָה
She was twiddling her thumbs while the others worked.
לְשַׂחֵק עִם
He likes to twiddle with his pen during meetings.

Translations of "twiddling" in Context ordered by category and frequency

וּמְנַעְנְעִים - umena'ene'im

So, why are we standing around here twiddling our wieners?

אז, למה אנחנו עומדים כאן ומנענעים בזין?

Something big is happening, and I'm not waiting while command sits around, twiddling their wieners.

משהו גדול מתרחש, ואני לא אחכה בזמן שהמפקדה יושבים, ומנענעים בזין שלהם.

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