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twiddle

See tilde.

1.(character)twiddle - The tilde character.
2.(jargon)twiddle - (To make) a small or insignificant change. E.g. twiddling a program often fixes one bug and generates several new ones (see also shotgun debugging). Bits are often twiddled. Twiddling a switch or knob implies much less sense of purpose than toggling or tweaking it; see frobnicate. Bit twiddling connotes aimlessness, and at best doesn't specify what you're doing to the bit; to "toggle a bit" has a more specific meaning.


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Look up, speak nicely, and don't twiddle your fingers all the time.
Through the Looking Glass by Carroll, Lewis View in context
For recreation he could twiddle his thumbs and speculate on the thoughts which must agitate the minds of the generals.
The Red Badge of Courage by Crane, Stephen View in context
Such is the force of habit, that even in the midst of his terror he began mechanically to twiddle with his hair, and arrange the cock of his hat.
Vanity Fair by Thackeray, William Makepeace View in context
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