Sentence examples for twiddle one's thumbs from inspiring English sources

Perhaps unsurprisingly for a Twitter-based challenge, many of the coinages looked into the etiquette and psychology of Twitter itself: tweetle (to twiddle one's thumbs on Twitter), tweevesdropping (to eavesdrop on Twitter), twitwit (a funny person on twitter), and twurt (an accidental tweet).

sign with one's thumb and forefinger.

Follow Megan Koester on TwItter.

He was some place south of Ubud sinking Bintangs and smoking sampos as I twiddled my thumbs in Melbourne.

"They didn't want to sit around and twiddle their thumbs," said one source who had spoken with Sean at the time.

I give this one two thumbs up.

An off-note might arise from the twin dining rooms, connected only by sidewalk and kitchen; on one occasion, my dining companion and I arrived independently and twiddled our thumbs on separate sides.

I patiently twiddled my thumbs as I finished out my undergrad and soon enough I was able start a pseudo-Kerouac American tour by migrating out to San Francisco with Dale, my closest friend and confidant.

"I didn't twiddle my thumbs.

"I can't twiddle my thumbs and wait for things to get better".

When meetings in the mayor's office become heated, all I can do is twiddle my thumbs and smile, hoping my Ray-Bans and oxfords don't offend anyone.