pirl; wrest; wring; wringer; turn; twist(cloth, rope, etc.); swirl(dust, snow, etc.); twirl; whirl; curl; screw; spin; throw(шёлк); twiddle; wind; intort; give a twist; twiddle(бесцельно); roll up; play(что-либо в руках); strand(канаты, тросы, верёвки); roll(a cigarette); trick; wiggle; span; work(Here Mr. Jackson smiled once more upon the company; and, applying his left thumb to the tip of his nose, worked a visionary coffee-mill with his right hand, thereby performing a very graceful piece of pantomime... – Тут мистер Джексон снова улыбнулся присутствующим и, приставив большой палец левой руки к кончику носа, правой рукой привел в движение воображаемую кофейную мельницу, показав таким образом изящную пантомиму...)
drink hard; go out(with); have an affair(with); have on a string; have way(with); toy with(If you toy with an object, you keep moving it around with your fingers, especially while you are thinking about something else. He picked up a pencil and toyed with it idly. VLZ_58)