TWIDDLING Synonyms

• the act of playing a musical instrument

• the action of taking part in a game or sport or other recreation

• the performance of a part or role in a drama

• playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest

• alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard

• place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight

• adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions

• make correspondent or conformable

• decide how much is to be paid on an insurance claim

• To wiggle or twitch; to move around nervously or idly.

• To cause to fidget; to make uneasy.

• A fidgety motion.

• a military training exercise

• a plan for attaining a particular goal

• a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill

• a move made to gain a tactical end

• an action aimed at evading an opponent

• direct the course; determine the direction of travelling

• act in order to achieve a certain goal

• perform a movement in military or naval tactics in order to secure an advantage in attack or defense

• influence or control shrewdly or deviously

• hold something in one's hands and move it

• tamper, with the purpose of deception

• manipulate in a fraudulent manner

• maintain influence over (others or oneself) skillfully, usually to one's advantage

• treat manually, as with massage, for therapeutic purposed

• a person who enjoys fixing and experimenting with machines and their parts

• formerly a person (traditionally a Gypsy) who traveled from place to place mending pots and kettles and other metal utensils as a way to earn a living

• small mackerel found nearly worldwide

• do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly

• work as a tinker or tinkerer

• try to fix or mend

• the shape of something rotating rapidly

• turn in a twisting or spinning motion

• flow in a circular current, of liquids

• a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight

• the act of rotating rapidly

• turn in a twisting or spinning motion

• cause to spin

• confused movement

• the shape of something rotating rapidly

• a usually brief attempt

• the act of rotating rapidly

• turn in a twisting or spinning motion

• cause to spin

• flow in a circular current, of liquids

• revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis

• fly around

• manipulate, as in a nervous or unconscious manner