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View usage for: (fɪdʒɪt) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense fidgets, present participle fidgeting, past tense, past participle fidgeted1. verbIf you fidget, you keep moving your hands or feet slightly or changing your position slightly, for example because you are nervous, bored, or excited. Brenda fidgeted in her seat. [VERB] Fidget around and fidget about mean the same as fidget. There were two new arrivals, fidgeting around, waiting to ask questions. [VERB PARTICLE] 2. verbIf you fidget with something, you keep moving it or touching it with your fingers with small movements, for example because you are nervous or bored. He fidgeted with his tie. [VERB + with] I watch her fidget nervously with her fingers. [VERB with noun] More Synonyms of fidget fidget in British English (ˈfɪdʒɪt) verb1. (intransitive) to move about restlessly 2. (intransitive; often foll by with) to make restless or uneasy movements (with something); fiddle she fidgeted with her pen 3. (transitive) to cause to fidget 4. (transitive) to cause to worry; make uneasy noun5. (often plural) a state of restlessness or unease, esp as expressed in continual motion he's got the fidgets Derived forms fidgety (ˈfidgety) adjective Word origin C17: from earlier fidge, probably from Old Norse fīkjast to desire eagerly fidget in American English (ˈfɪdʒɪt) noun1. the state of being restless, nervous, or uneasy verb intransitive3. to move about in a restless, nervous, or uneasy way verb transitive4. to make restless or uneasy Word origin < obs. fidge, to fidget < ME fichen < ? or akin to ON fìkja, to fidget Examples of 'fidget' in a sentencefidget British English: fidget VERB If you fidget with something, you keep moving it or touching it with your fingers with small movements, for example because you are nervous or bored. He fidgeted with his tie. - American English: fidget
- Brazilian Portuguese: estar irrequieto
- Chinese: 动来动去
- European Spanish: juguetear
- French: se trémousser
- German: fummeln an
- Italian: giocherellare
- Japanese: もじもじする
- Korean: 안절부절못하다
- European Portuguese: estar irrequieto
- Latin American Spanish: juguetear
Definition to move about restlessly The children began to fidget. Synonyms move restlessly bustle twitch fret chafe jitter (informal) be like a cat on hot bricks (informal) worry Additional synonymsShe fiddled with a pen on the desk. Synonyms fidget, play, finger, toy, tamper, trifle, mess about or around Definition to move with quick jerky movements He tapped his feet, hummed tunes and jiggled about. Synonyms jerk, bounce, jog, fidget, shake, twitch, wiggle, jig, shimmy, joggle Definition to wriggle He gave a feeble shrug and tried to squirm free. Synonyms wriggle, twist, writhe, shift, flounder, wiggle, fidget- fiddle
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