twiddle

Example Sentences

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He first became familiar with them when he was sitting on a bus shortly after his release and saw people twiddling with smartphones.

From BBC

You could follow the text at the bottom of the screen, but most people just twiddled their thumbs and waited.

From BBC

"Now we can stay until 4pm twiddling our thumbs, without fish."

From BBC

"The world is watching while American lawmakers twiddle their thumbs," he added.

From Salon

Kudos to them, too, for re-energizing voters while so many forlorn Democratic leaders twiddle their thumbs and nurse the hangover of defeat.

From Los Angeles Times