fidget
[ fij-it ]
/ ˈfɪdʒ ɪt /
verb (used without object)
to move about restlessly, nervously, or impatiently.
verb (used with object)
to cause to fidget; make uneasy.
noun
Often fidgets. the condition or an instance of being nervously restless, uneasy, or impatient.
Also fidg·et·er. a person who fidgets.
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Origin of fidget
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
OTHER WORDS FROM fidget
fidg·et·ing·ly, adverbun·fidg·et·ing, adjectiveWords nearby fidget
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British Dictionary definitions for fidgeting
fidget
/ (ˈfɪdʒɪt) /
verb
(intr) to move about restlessly
(intr often foll by with) to make restless or uneasy movements (with something); fiddlehe 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 motionhe's got the fidgets
a person who fidgets
Derived forms of fidget
fidgetingly, adverbfidgety, adjectiveWord Origin for fidget
C17: from earlier fidge, probably from Old Norse fīkjast to desire eagerly
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