Tiddles vs Twiddles - What's the difference?
tiddles | twiddles |
A common given name for cats; a stereotypical cat.
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(twiddle)
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.
As verbs the difference between tiddles and twiddles
is that tiddles is (tiddle) while twiddles is (twiddle).tiddles
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Proper noun
(en proper noun)- If you must, tell your cat first. After all, if little Tiddles is going to take the blame
- Anyone visiting the Smiths and the Joneses would notice a remarkable similarity between Tom and Tiddles', not surprising when you realize that Tom and ' Tiddles are the same cat, round on account of being fed so often.
- There's not enough room to swing a cat (I tested, but Tiddles is just about fine now).
See also
*Fido *Rex *Rover *twiddles
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Verb
(head)Anagrams
*twiddle
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Verb
(twiddl)- She sat and nervously twiddled her hair while she waited.
- (Halliwell)