Synonyms of twiddled one's thumbs

twiddled one's thumbs

phrase

past tense of twiddle one's thumbs

as in hanged (around or out)

to spend time doing nothing

He twiddled his thumbs in the waiting room before his name was called.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hanged (around or out)
• killed time
• kicked back
• hacked (around)
• goofed (off)
• hung (around or out)
• hung about
• chilled
• rested
• lounged
• idled
• relaxed
• played
• bummed
• loafed
• vegged out
• dillydallied
• footled
• strolled
• kicked around
• dawdled
• lazed
• lazied
• poked
• droned
• fiddled (around)
• mucked
• messed
• puttered (around)
• lolled
• lingered
• dallied
• pottered (around)
• monkeyed
• fooled
• piddled
• estivated
• aestivated
• lagged
• dozed
• hibernated
• trifled
• sauntered
• loitered
• goldbricked
• moseyed
• truanted
• ambled
• swanned
• tarried
• malingered
• furloughed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ground
• worked
• wrought
• labored
• pegged
• plowed
• sweat
• toiled
• plugged
• buckled (down)
• sweated
• hustled
• applied
• humped
• plodded
• slaved
• put out
• moiled
• grubbed
• travailed
• drudged
• exerted