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fidget
[ fij-it ]
verb (used without object)
- to move about restlessly, nervously, or impatiently.
- to play with something in a restless or nervous way; fiddle:
The boy kept fidgeting with the toy instead of paying attention.
verb (used with object)
- to cause to fidget; make uneasy: He was fidgeted by a hunch that the girl was going to cause trouble.
noun
- Often fidgets. the condition or an instance of being nervously restless, uneasy, or impatient.
- Also fidgeter. a person who fidgets.
fidget
/ ˈfɪdʒɪt /
verb
- intr to move about restlessly
- introften foll bywith to make restless or uneasy movements (with something); fiddle
he fidgeted with his pen
- tr to cause to fidget
- tr to cause to worry; make uneasy
noun
- often plural a state of restlessness or unease, esp as expressed in continual motion
he's got the fidgets
- a person who fidgets
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Derived Forms
- ˈfidgetingly, adverb
- ˈfidgety, adjective
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Other Words From
- fidg·et·ing·ly adverb
- un·fidg·et·ing adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of fidget1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of fidget1
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Example Sentences
They fidget constantly and can rarely sleep, sometimes going a month or more on two to three hours of sleep a night.
Then Michael and Alan would be inclined to fidget, until Michael announced it was time to go and swat.
"I wish that boy Wiggins wouldn't fidget with his zuchetto," Michael's friend observed.
Mr Neeld was in a fidget, a fidget of importance and expectancy.
Mrs. Leslie came up in fidget and in fuss; she leant over Randal's shoulder and read the card.
The prince cleared his throat, and began to fidget as though he were at a loss what to add further.
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