Translations for „twiddle“ in the English » Chinese Dictionary

twiddle [ˈtwıdl] VB trans

twiddle

捏弄 niēnòng

twiddle

旋弄 xuánnòng

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English

Then they twiddle their thumbs, usually for so long that finally they're forced to spring into action.

theconversation.com

You are either sitting around twiddling your thumbs or it's full-on.

www.odt.co.nz

Canon showcased the camera's ability to quickly take photographs without the need to twiddle with dials and settings.

petapixel.com

I don't understand people who sit all day and do this (twiddles his thumbs).

www.winnipegfreepress.com

The worst part, when something doesn't hit, is you know you'll have a lot of time twiddling your thumbs thinking about what's next.

news.nationalpost.com

Eight seconds in which your browser can do nothing bit twiddle its thumbs.

arstechnica.com

The processor has to twiddle massive number of pixels.

www.padgadget.com

Trying to focus, twiddle the shutter speed dial and turn the aperture ring to balance the little bouncing viewfinder needle.

www.theregister.co.uk

So you can expect to see a lot more clampers twiddling their thumbs.

www.joe.ie

They've given us every indication that once everything is signed off on this, they won't be twiddling their thumbs.

www.thetelegram.com