twiddled one's thumbs Antonyms
Strongest:
- hanged-around-or-out-
- hung-about
- relaxed
- vegged-out
- bummed
- hung-around-or-out-
- killed-time
- rested
- loafed
- chilled
- kicked-back
- lounged
- footled
- hacked-around-
- played
- dillydallied
- idled
- goofed-off-
Strong:
- dawdled
- dallied
- puttered-around-
- kicked-around
- lazied
- poked
- lingered
- pottered-around-
- strolled
- fooled
- fiddled-around-
- lolled
- droned
- monkeyed
- messed
- lazed
- mucked
Weak:
Meaning of twiddled one's thumbs
twiddled one's thumbs
to play negligently with something, turn, twist, to spend time idly, to rotate lightly or idly, to turn or jounce lightly
twiddled one's thumbs Sentence Examples
- The bored employee twiddled one's thumbs, waiting impatiently for the meeting to begin.
- The child sat on the sidelines, twiddling one's thumbs while her friends played.
- With nothing to do, the prisoner twiddled one's thumbs in his cell.
- The receptionist greeted clients with a smile, although she was secretly twiddling one's thumbs behind the desk.
- The student listened half-heartedly to the lecture, twiddling one's thumbs as their mind wandered.
- The idle worker spent the afternoon twiddling one's thumbs, much to the annoyance of his colleagues.
- The nervous interviewee sat in the waiting room, twiddling one's thumbs and hoping to be called soon.
- The elderly woman sat in her rocking chair, twiddling one's thumbs and reminiscing about the past.
- The patient twiddled one's thumbs in the hospital bed, anxiously awaiting the results of their tests.
- The shy teenager stood in the corner of the party, twiddling one's thumbs and avoiding eye contact.
FAQs About the word twiddled one's thumbs
to play negligently with something, turn, twist, to spend time idly, to rotate lightly or idly, to turn or jounce lightly
hanged (around or out), hung about, relaxed, vegged out, bummed, hung (around or out), killed time, rested, loafed, chilled
sweated, applied, toiled, labored, sweat, wrought, plowed, worked, humped,ground
The bored employee twiddled one's thumbs, waiting impatiently for the meeting to begin.
The child sat on the sidelines, twiddling one's thumbs while her friends played.
With nothing to do, the prisoner twiddled one's thumbs in his cell.
The receptionist greeted clients with a smile, although she was secretly twiddling one's thumbs behind the desk.
