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twirl one's thumbs

twirl one's thumbs verb: synonym of twiddle one's thumbs.

Verb

twirl one's thumbs (third-person singular simple present twirls one's thumbs, present participle twirling one's thumbs, simple past and past participle twirled one's thumbs)

  1. Synonym of twiddle one's thumbs.

Synonyms of twirl one's thumbs

Forms of twirl one's thumbs

third-person singular presenttwirls one's thumbs
present participletwirling one's thumbs
past participletwirled one's thumbs
pasttwirled one's thumbs

Questions about twirl one's thumbs

What does twirl one's thumbs mean?
Twirl one's thumbs means synonym of twiddle one's thumbs.
What part of speech is twirl one's thumbs?
Twirl one's thumbs is a verb.
What is the past tense of twirl one's thumbs?
The past tense of twirl one's thumbs is twirled one's thumbs.

Words near twirl one's thumbs in the dictionary

  1. twiring
  2. twirk
  3. twirks
  4. twirl
  5. twirl one's moustache
  6. twirl one's thumbs
  7. twirlability
  8. twirlable
  9. twirled
  10. twirled one's moustache
  11. twirled one's thumbs

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