twiddled

verb

past tense of twiddle
as in rotated

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for twiddled
  1. rotated
  2. spun
  3. swirled
  4. twirled
  5. pivoted
  6. turned
  7. swung
  8. rolled
Verb
  • The machine rotated a piece of wood, metal, or another material so that it could be shaped symmetrically with a cutting tool.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Both sides rotated halfway through, giving two ‘starting XIs’ 60 minutes of game-time each, balancing the load out equally across their squads.
    — George Edwards, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of rotated
Verb
  • Resin pellets were melted and extruded to created thin fibers, before they were spun together into the yarn.
    — Sarah Jones, Footwear News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Just before midnight on Sunday night, another batch of storms spun up a damaging tornado hit about 50 miles southwest of Chicago in Ransom, Illinois.
    — Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of spun
Verb
  • The waters swirled fast around the car, reaching over the license plate.
    — Albert Ramon, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Svelte white waitresses in generic Asian garb swirled around us.
    — Karan Mahajan, New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of swirled
Verb
  • Humanoids marched, backflipped, and twirled nunchucks; robotic pandas gambolled.
    — Evan Osnos, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Sitting in front of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs today, Anthony Fauci twirled his pen.
    — Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 29 July 2026
Definition of twirled
Verb
  • On runway day, Naheim and Bryan have totally pivoted from their original designs.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Originally the project was intended to be a series, but then pivoted to a feature film.
    — Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of pivoted
Verb
  • The offer of a trial from Wrexham boss Phil Parkinson that eventually turned into a short-term contract until January 2025 proved the merits of all that hard work.
    — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Crews are also using steam to remove blotches of chewing gum, which have turned black over time.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of turned
Verb
  • The inning should have been over after Bo Bichette swung on a bouncing pitch that went back to the backstop, but Washington catcher Keibert Ruiz threw the ball past first base, and Bichette was safe.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 15 Aug. 2026
  • But this game’s hinges swung the other way when the Padres turned things around against Gavin Williams and Michael King turned things around against the Guardians.
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of swung
Verb
  • Brigance recorded the first tackle in Super Bowl XXXV as the Ravens rolled to a 34-7 victory over the New York Giants.
    — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Benesh and Crabb added to their lead to 13-8 with back-to-back blocks and rolled to a 21-14 win.
    — Jordan Puente, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of rolled
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