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Explore Twiddling through 9 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Twiddling in a sentence

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Twiddling | Twiddler | Twiddled

Twiddling meaning

present participle and gerund of twiddle

Using Twiddling

  • The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of twiddle
  • In the example corpus, twiddling often appears in combinations such as: twiddling the, twiddling his.

Context around Twiddling

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations

Often before:

basically 1× thumb 1× left 1× spent 1× away 1× offstage 1× card 1×

Often after:

fingers 1×

Sentence patterns with Twiddling

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

advantage of twiddling the racket 1× essentially offstage twiddling her thumbs 1× is spent twiddling fingers waiting 1× listening and twiddling the knob 1× some thumb twiddling time 1× someone basically twiddling a joystick 1× test card twiddling the dial 1× walks away twiddling his thumbs 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

and while everyone 1× bøgh recorded how 1× schmeichel was in 1× sky is about 1× the british sign 1× you d welcome 1×

Common sentence endings:

a no show 1× and lost arts 1× fool the opponent 1× know what is 1× thick of it 1× thumb twiddling time 1×

Words around Twiddling

Just before it in the word index:

twiddler 4 twiddled 2 twiddle 8 twidale 3 twicsy 2 twickets 3

Just after it in the word index:

twifo 3 twig 29 twiga 4 twigg 12 twigger 2 twiggs 9

Similar in corpus frequency:

aakash 12 aanholt 12 aardwolf 12 abadan 12 abati 12 abcc 12

Corpus analysis for Twiddling

  • In this selection, "twiddling" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 26.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, basically, thumb, left and fingers stand out and add context to how "twiddling" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include advantage of twiddling the racket and essentially offstage twiddling her thumbs. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "twiddling" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with twiddling

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

You'd welcome some thumb-twiddling time! (7 words)

It’s well over an hour before Polonius is killed, with Ophelia essentially offstage twiddling her thumbs. (17 words)

And while everyone's distracted, Obama yanks a Melvin on Stephen Miller and walks away, twiddling his thumbs. (18 words)

Longer example sentences

Sky is about to announce the launch of a voice-activated device, as part of its new Sky Q platform, potentially rendering the traditional remote as outmoded as the test card, twiddling the dial, waggling the aerial and other ancient relics and lost arts. (44 words)

Since only one side of the racquet is used to hit the ball, two contrasting rubber types can be applied to the blade, offering the advantage of "twiddling" the racket to fool the opponent. (34 words)

The British Sign Language sign for gay is someone basically twiddling a joystick held in their hand, and if that’s not proof video games are gay I don’t know what is. (33 words)

Exclamation examples

You'd welcome some thumb-twiddling time! (7 words)

Example sentences (9)

The British Sign Language sign for gay is someone basically twiddling a joystick held in their hand, and if that’s not proof video games are gay I don’t know what is.

You'd welcome some thumb-twiddling time!

Schmeichel was in Porto on behalf of American broadcaster CBS Sports to conduct pre- and post-match interviews, but he was left twiddling his thumbs when the Arsenal players were a no-show.

Most of the film is spent twiddling fingers waiting for the story to kick in before one realizes the movie is already in the thick of it.

And while everyone's distracted, Obama yanks a Melvin on Stephen Miller and walks away, twiddling his thumbs.

Bøgh recorded how he shook his head at how the fictional Egon Olsen miraculously managed to open safes by listening and twiddling the knob.

It’s well over an hour before Polonius is killed, with Ophelia essentially offstage twiddling her thumbs.

Sky is about to announce the launch of a voice-activated device, as part of its new Sky Q platform, potentially rendering the traditional remote as outmoded as the test card, twiddling the dial, waggling the aerial and other ancient relics and lost arts.

Since only one side of the racquet is used to hit the ball, two contrasting rubber types can be applied to the blade, offering the advantage of "twiddling" the racket to fool the opponent.

Common combinations with twiddling

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "twiddling" in a sentence?
An example: "The British Sign Language sign for gay is someone basically twiddling a joystick held in their hand, and if that’s not proof video games are gay I don’t know what is." This page contains 9 example sentences with the word "twiddling" from authentic English texts.
What does "twiddling" mean?
Twiddling means: present participle and gerund of twiddle
How many example sentences with "twiddling" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 9 example sentences with "twiddling", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.