Just twiddling the thumbs Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Just twiddling the thumbs . We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is IDLE.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% IDLE Just twiddling the thumbs (4)
37% IDLER One just twiddling his thumbs (5) Universal Jul 4, 2017
4% IDLES Twiddles one's thumbs (5) Wall Street Journal Sep 9, 2025
3% YES Thumbs-up (3) Eugene Sheffer Oct 3, 2025
3% SATIDLE Twiddled one's thumbs (7) Universal May 12, 2025
3% IDLY In a thumb-twiddling way (4) LA Times Daily Oct 18, 2024
3% IDLED Twiddled thumbs (5)
3% SNAPTO Stop thumb-twiddling (6) Newsday Jul 13, 2019
3% ACT Not twiddle one's thumbs (3) New York Times May 31, 2019
3% KILLSTIME Twiddles one's thumbs (9) New York Times Jul 25, 2018
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