twiddle one's thumbs

English - Turkish

Definition of twiddle one's thumbs in English Turkish dictionary

zaman öldürmek

can sıkıntısından parmaklarıyla oynamak

boş boş oturmak

başparmaklarını birbirinin etrafında çevirmek

k.dili. vakit öldürmek

Related Terms

sit and twiddle one´s thumbs

k. dili oturup hiçbir şey yapmamak

English - English

Definition of twiddle one's thumbs in English English dictionary

To wait or dawdle; to accomplish nothing useful or lack a useful occupation

He twiddled his thumbs for almost a week while he waited for somebody to set up his computer.

to circle one's thumbs around one another, usually with the fingers interlaced, usually done idly while waiting or bored

do nothing, be idle, loiter

Turkish - English

Definition of twiddle one's thumbs in Turkish English dictionary

sinek avlamak

Hyphenation

twid·dle one's thumbs

Turkish pronunciation

twîdıl wʌnz thʌmz

Pronunciation

/ˈtwədəl ˈwənz ˈᴛʜəmz/ /ˈtwɪdəl ˈwʌnz ˈθʌmz/