twiddle

This is a simple thing, but for ten years, we have sat and twiddled our thumbs.
C'est simple, mais depuis dix ans on tourne autour du pot de farine.
She twiddled the dial of the radio until she found the frequency she wanted.
Elle tourna le bouton de la radio jusqu'à trouver la fréquence qu'elle voulait.
Bob twiddled with the pen a moment and then began to write.
Bob tripota le stylo un instant puis commence à écrire.
I twiddled the dial on the radio until I found a good station.
J'ai tourné le bouton du poste de radio jusqu'à trouver une bonne station.
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