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in the PONS Dictionary

I. twid·dle [ˈtwɪdl̩] VB trans

to twiddle sth
an etw dat [herum]drehen
she twiddled her pencil out of nervousness
sie spielte nervös mit ihrem Bleistift herum
to twiddle one's thumbs
Däumchen drehen

II. twid·dle [ˈtwɪdl̩] VB intr

to twiddle with sth
an etw dat [herum]drehen
she was twiddling with her pen
sie spielte mit ihrem Füllfederhalter herum

III. twid·dle [ˈtwɪdl̩] N

twiddle
[Herum]drehen nt kein pl
to give a knob a twiddle
an einem Knopf herumdrehen
Present
Itwiddle
youtwiddle
he/she/ittwiddles
wetwiddle
youtwiddle
theytwiddle
Past
Itwiddled
youtwiddled
he/she/ittwiddled
wetwiddled
youtwiddled
theytwiddled
Present Perfect
Ihavetwiddled
youhavetwiddled
he/she/ithastwiddled
wehavetwiddled
youhavetwiddled
theyhavetwiddled
Past Perfect
Ihadtwiddled
youhadtwiddled
he/she/ithadtwiddled
wehadtwiddled
youhadtwiddled
theyhadtwiddled
See further verb tables

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

she was twiddling with her pen
sie spielte mit ihrem Füllfederhalter herum

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