twiddle one’s thumbs



twiddle one’s thumbs

tv. to do nothing; to wait nervously, playing with one’s fingers. I sat twiddling my thumbs while you were out doing I don’t know what all!
See also: thumb, twiddle

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
'Adoniyah-Biblical Hebrew
UrsellaUR-sə-ləEnglish (Rare)
Batbayar-Mongolian
Bharata-Hinduism
GranvilleGRAN-vilEnglish
Vercingetorixwer-keeng-GE-to-reeks (Ancient Roman), vur-sin-JET-ə-riks (English)Ancient Celtic