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Twiddle vs Widdle - What's the difference?

twiddle | widdle |

As verbs the difference between twiddle and widdle

is that twiddle is to wiggle, fidget or play with; to move around while widdle is (chiefly|british) to urinate.

As a noun twiddle

is a slight twist with the fingers.

As an adjective widdle is

(childish|chiefly|us) little; used in imitation of childish speech.

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)

    widdle

    English

    Verb

  • (chiefly, British) To urinate
  • (colloquial) To play guitar fast. This is generally in reference to electric guitar.
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    Adjective

    (er)
  • (childish, chiefly, US) Little; used in imitation of childish speech.
  • Synonyms

    * ickle (UK)

    See also

    * whittle similar sounding term, but not quite homophonic in most varieties of English

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