fidget
Use Fidget in a sentence
ɪt verb (used without object)
1.
to move about restlessly, nervously, or impatiently.
verb (used with object)
2.
to cause to fidget; make uneasy.
noun
3.
Often, fidgets. the condition or an instance of being nervously restless, uneasy, or impatient.
4.
Also, fidg·et·er. a person who fidgets.
Origin:
1665–75; compare dial. fidge to fidget, akin to the synonymous expressive words fitch, fig, fike; compare Old Norse fīkjast to be eager, Old Swedish fīkja to be restless
1665–75; compare dial. fidge to fidget, akin to the synonymous expressive words fitch, fig, fike; compare Old Norse fīkjast to be eager, Old Swedish fīkja to be restless
Related forms
fidg·et·ing·ly, adverb
un·fidg·et·ing, adjective
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fidget (ˈfɪdʒɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb (often foll by with) | |
| 1. | (intr) to move about restlessly |
| 2. | to make restless or uneasy movements (with something); fiddle: he fidgeted with his pen |
| 3. | (tr) to cause to fidget |
| 4. | (tr) to cause to worry; make uneasy |
| —n | |
| 5. | (often plural) a state of restlessness or unease, esp as expressed in continual motion: he's got the fidgets |
| 6. | a person who fidgets |
| [C17: from earlier fidge, probably from Old Norse fīkjast to desire eagerly] | |
| 'fidgetingly | |
| —adv | |
| 'fidgety | |
| —adj | |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
fidget
1670s, as the fidget "uneasiness," later the fidgets, from a 16c. verb fidge "move restlessly," from M.E. fiken "to fidget, hasten," from O.N. fikjask "to desire eagerly" (cf. Ger. ficken "to move about briskly;" see fuck). The verb fidget is first attested 1670s (implied in
fidgetting). Related: Fidgeted.
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Example sentences
Senses wandering, the sick would chatter and fidget restlessly, plucking at their bedclothes.
They fidget and check the time, trying as best they can to hide their desire to be the first inside.
Imaginative people fidget with ideas, including the idea of a relationship.
Try not to fidget as it detracts from your messages.
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