twiddles one's thumbs

A form of twiddle one's thumbs — to circle one's thumbs around one another, usually with the fingers interlaced, usually done idly while waiting or bored

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Meanings

verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of twiddle one's thumbs
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