fidgetverb [ I ]
uk/ˈfɪdʒ.ɪt/us/ˈfɪdʒ.ət/to make continuous, small movements that annoy other people:
Children can't sit still for long without fidgeting.
Stop fidgeting!
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Making short, sudden movements
- aquiver
- convulse
- convulsion
- convulsive
- cringe
- flick
- jig
- jiggle
- jolt
- judder
- leap
- palpitate
- pull away
- quiver
- shivery
- shrink
- tremulous
- whip
- worry at sth
- wriggle
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fidgety
adjective uk/ˈfɪdʒ.ɪ.ti/us/ˈfɪdʒ.ə.t̬i/
a fidgety child/audience
fidgetnoun
uk/ˈfɪdʒ.ɪt/us/ˈfɪdʒ.ɪt/[ C ] UK a person who often fidgets:
Tim's a terrible fidget.
the fidgets [ plural ] UK informal
a state in which you keep fidgeting:
I got the fidgets halfway through the lecture.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Making short, sudden movements
- aquiver
- convulse
- convulsion
- convulsive
- cringe
- flick
- jig
- jiggle
- jolt
- judder
- leap
- palpitate
- pull away
- quiver
- shivery
- shrink
- tremulous
- whip
- worry at sth
- wriggle
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