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Twindle vs Twiddle - What's the difference?

twindle | twiddle |

As nouns the difference between twindle and twiddle

is that twindle is (chiefly|dialectal) a twin or twinling while twiddle is a slight twist with the fingers.

As a verb twiddle is

to wiggle, fidget or play with; to move around.

twindle

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (chiefly, dialectal) A twin or twinling.

    • Related terms

    * twyndyllyng

    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)