كيف تنطق "twiddle your thumbs"

expression

ˈtwɪdəɫ/ /ˈjɔɹ/, /ˈjʊɹ/ /ˈθəmz

TWID-uhl yor THUHMZ

twˈɪdəl/ /jˈɔː/ /θˈʌmz

twID-uhl yaw THUMZ

التعريف

To do nothing and wait idly, often by moving your thumbs in circles around each other when you have nothing to do.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈtwɪdəɫ/ /ˈjɔɹ/, /ˈjʊɹ/ /ˈθəmz

الإنجليزية البريطانية

twˈɪdəl/ /jˈɔː/ /θˈʌmz

أمريكي

TWID-uhl yor THUHMZ

بريطاني

twID-uhl yaw THUMZ

I had to twiddle my thumbs while I waited for my friend to arrive.

The students sat and twiddled their thumbs because the teacher was late.

If there's nothing to do, I just twiddle my thumbs.

We were stuck in traffic, just twiddling our thumbs for an hour.