Twiddle vs Widdle - What's the difference?
twiddle | widdle |
To wiggle, fidget or play with; to move around.
(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.
(chiefly, British) To urinate
(colloquial) To play guitar fast. This is generally in reference to electric guitar.
(childish, chiefly, US) Little; used in imitation of childish speech.
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)- She sat and nervously twiddled her hair while she waited.
- (Halliwell)