twiddle

7 definitions found

twiddle - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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]

  Twiddle \Twid"dle\, v. i.
     To play with anything; hence, to be busy about trifles.
     --Halliwell.
     [1913 Webster]

  Twiddle \Twid"dle\, n.
     1. A slight twist with the fingers.
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     2. A pimple. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
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twiddle - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  twiddle
      n 1: 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, twiddle,
           whirl]
      2: manipulate, as in a nervous or unconscious manner; "He
         twiddled his thumbs while waiting for the interview" [syn:
         twiddle, fiddle with]

twiddle - Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (26 May 2007) :

  twiddle
  
     1. <character> The tilde character.
  
     2. <jargon> (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)
  

twiddle - Jargon File (4.4.4, 14 Aug 2003) :

  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.
  

twiddle - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  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