Meanings
verbtwirl one's thumbs (third-person singular simple present twirls one's thumbs, present participle twirling one's thumbs, simple past and past participle twirled one's thumbs)
present singular third person twirls one's thumbs · participle present twirling one's thumbs · participle past twirled one's thumbs · past twirled one's thumbs
- Synonym of twiddle one's thumbs.
Synonyms: twiddle one's thumbs
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verbSynonym of twiddle one's thumbs.
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