Synonyms of twiddles one's thumbs

twiddles one's thumbs

phrase

present tense third-person singular of twiddle one's thumbs

as in goofs (off)

to spend time doing nothing

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• goofs (off)
• hangs (around or out)
• kicks back
• kills time
• hangs about
• lounges
• lazies
• chills
• hacks (around)
• rests
• bums
• veges out
• lazes
• plays
• footles
• drones
• loafs
• idles
• dawdles
• relaxes
• dillydallies
• vegges out
• strolls
• kicks around
• pokes
• lolls
• mucks
• messes
• aestivates
• potters (around)
• putters (around)
• estivates
• lingers
• dallies
• fiddles (around)
• monkeys
• fools
• piddles
• goldbricks
• hibernates
• lags
• dozes
• loiters
• trifles
• saunters
• swans
• ambles
• moseys
• tarries
• truants
• malingers
• furloughs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• works
• slaves
• labors
• pegs
• toils
• plows
• travails
• plugs
• grubs
• buckles (down)
• sweats
• humps
• plods
• drudges
• grinds
• applies
• moils
• exerts
• hustles
• puts out