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Twiddle vs Weedle - What's the difference?

twiddle | weedle |

As verbs the difference between twiddle and weedle

is that twiddle is to wiggle, fidget or play with; to move around while weedle is .

As a noun twiddle

is a slight twist with the fingers.

twiddle

English

Verb

(twiddl)
  • To wiggle, fidget or play with; to move around.
    • She sat and nervously twiddled her hair while she waited.
  • (computing) To flip or switch two adjacent bits.
  • (mathematics) To be in an equivalence relation with.
  • To play with anything; hence, to be busy about trifles.
    • (Halliwell)

    Derived terms

    * twiddle one's thumbs * twiddler

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A slight twist with the fingers.
  • (UK, dialect) A pimple.
    • (Halliwell)

    weedle

    English

    Verb

    (head)