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Tiddles vs Twiddles - What's the difference?

tiddles | twiddles |

As verbs the difference between tiddles and twiddles

is that tiddles is (tiddle) while twiddles is (twiddle).

tiddles

English

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • A common given name for cats; a stereotypical cat.
  • * 1999 , Andrew Hunt and David Thomas, The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master , page 3:
  • If you must, tell your cat first. After all, if little Tiddles is going to take the blame
  • * 2005 , Mike O'Docherty, Object-Oriented Analysis and Design , page 18:
  • 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.
  • * 2011 , Alistair Wood, Ukelele for Dummies , page 10:
  • There's not enough room to swing a cat (I tested, but Tiddles is just about fine now).

    See also

    *Fido *Rex *Rover *

    twiddles

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (twiddle)
  • Anagrams

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    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)