(parmağına) dolamak
English translation: fiddles with the cord
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peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1fiddles with the cord Explanation: nervous movements, touching or spinning, the person is worried, In US english, to fiddle with the cord, to play with the cord, to fidget with the cord, quote....Definition of fiddle with 1: to move or handle (something) with the hands or fingers in a nervous way She was nervously fiddling with her pencil as she waited for the test to start. Definition of play with 1: to move or handle (something) with one's hands or fingers often without thinking Stop playing with that pen and pay attention to what I'm saying. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 34 mins (2021-11-14 22:46:13 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fiddle with#:~:te... Example sentence(s):
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fiddle%20with#:~:text=1%20%3A%20to%20move%20or%20handle,for%20the%20test%20to%20start. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/play%20with |
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13 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1twiddle Explanation: twiddle definition: 1. to move something repeatedly between your fingers, especially without any purpose: 2. ... She was twiddling (with) a pencil/her hair. The boy was twiddling with his hair. https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/twiddle with https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/twiddle |
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