twiddle vs wry

twiddle

verb
  • To wiggle, fidget or play with; to move around. 

  • To flip or switch two adjacent bits (binary digits). 

  • To play with anything; hence, to be busy about trifles. 

  • To be in an equivalence relation with. 

noun
  • A small decorative embellishment. 

  • A slight twist with the fingers. 

  • A wiggling movement. 

  • A tilde. 

  • A tiny bit 

  • A drawn line that is curvy or twisted. 

  • A small musical flourish. 

  • A tizzy 

wry

verb
  • To twist or contort (the body, face, etc.). 

adj
  • Deviating from the right direction; misdirected; out of place. 

  • Turned away, contorted (of the face or body). 

  • Dryly humorous; sardonic or bitterly ironic. 

  • Twisted, bent, crooked. 

noun
  • Distortion. 

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