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fidget

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fidg·et  (fjt)
v. fidg·et·ed, fidg·et·ing, fidg·ets
v.intr.
1. To behave or move nervously or restlessly.
2. To play or fuss; fiddle: He fidgeted with his notes while lecturing.
v.tr.
To cause to behave or move nervously or restlessly.
n.
1. A condition of restlessness as manifested by nervous movements. Often used in the plural with the.
2. One that fidgets.

[From obsolete and dialectal fidge, to move restlessly, perhaps from Middle English fiken, of Scandinavian origin.]

fidget
Verb
[-eting, -eted]
1. to move about restlessly
2. fidget with to make restless or uneasy movements with (something): he broke off, fidgeting with the papers, unable to meet their gaze
Noun
1. a person who fidgets
2. the fidgets a state of restlessness: these youngsters are very highly strung and tend to get the fidgets [earlier fidge]
fidgety adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.fidget - a feeling of agitation expressed in continual motion; "he's got the fidgets"; "waiting gave him a feeling of restlessness"
agitation - the feeling of being agitated; not calm
impatience - a restless desire for change and excitement
Verb1.fidget - move restlessly; "The child is always fidgeting in his seat"
move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"

fidget
verb move restlessly, fiddle (informal) bustle, twitch, fret, squirm, chafe, jiggle, jitter (informal) be like a cat on hot bricks (informal) worry
Translations
fidget [ˈfɪdʒɪt] vimoverse (nerviosamente)

fidget [ˈfɪdʒɪt] vise trémousser, remuer

fidget [ˈfɪdʒɪt] vizappeln

fidget [ˈfɪdʒɪt] viagitarsi

fidget
v fidget [ˈfidʒit]
to move (the hands, feet etc) restlessly Stop fidgeting while I'm talking to you! kriewel, woel يَتَهَزْهَز шавам vrtět se være urolig; være rastløs herumzappeln κάνω νευρικές κινήσεις juguetear con algo, moverse sin cesar sibelema وول خوردن vääntelehtiä bouger (sans cesse) לַנוּע בְּעַצבָּנוּת बैचैन होना, करना vrpoljiti se izeg-mozog terus bergerak vera eirðarlaus/allur á iði agitarsi そわそわする 안절부절 못해 (신체의 일부를) 계속 움직이다, 안절부절 못하다 nenustygti vietoje, muistytis grozīties; dīdīties bergerak-gerak niet stil kunnen zitten sitte/stå urolig, fingre med, plukke kręcić się nerwowo mexer-se a se foi ёрзать vrtieť sa mencati vrpoljiti se nervöst fingra på (leka med), inte kunna vara stilla กระวนกระวาย kıpır kıpır kıpırdamak, kaynaşıp durmak 坐立不安 метушитися; вертітися کسمسانا، بے چینی کا اظہار کرنا cựa quật nhiều; nhúc nhích luôn
n
a person who fidgets She's a terrible fidget! woelige/onrustige mens; woelwater مُتَهَزْهِز човек, който не се свърта на едно място nervóza urolig person; rastløs person der Zappelphilipp κπ. που κάνει νευρικές κινήσεις, νευρόσπαστο persona inquieta, nervioso rahutu hing آدم بی قرار levoton henkilö énervé/-ée עַצבָּנִי चुलबुला व्यक्ति nemirna osoba, koja se vrpolji nyugtalan ember orang gelisah eirðarlaus maður persona irrequieta そわそわする人 안절부절 못하는 사람 nenuorama nemiera gars orang yang gelisah iemand die niet stil kan zitten en som har lopper i blodet nerwus, wiercipięta nervoso/mexediço, pessoa mexediça neastâmpărat непоседа neposedník, nervózny človek nemirnež nemiran čovek rastlös person, orosande คนกระวนกระวาย kurtlu; yumurcak, afacan 坐立不安的人 непосида کسمسانے ، تلملانے والا شخص người bồn chồn, sốt ruột 坐立不安
the fidgets
nervous restlessness. miere hê; nie kan stilsit nie تَهَزْهُز مُثير للعَصَبِيَّه нервничене nervózní vrtění nervøs uro; lopper i blodet nervöse Unruhe νευρικότητα agitación nerviosa rahutus نا آرامی عصبی levottomuus bougeotte תְּנוּעוֹת עַצבָּנִיוֹת घबराया हुआ अशान्त व्यक्‍ि nemirnost, imati crve u stražnjici nyugtalanság kegelisahan eirðarleysi agitazione 落ち着きのなさ 안절부절 못함 nenustygimas vietoje nervozs satraukums kegelisahan de kriebels nervøs uro, lopper i blodet nerwy doença de nervos/bicho carpinteiro, (não é doença) neastâm­păr ёрзание nervozita nemir vrpoljenje rastlöshet, nervositet ความกระวนกระวาย huzursuzluk, tedirginlik 煩躁 неспокійний стан کسمساہٹ ، بد حواسی đứng ngồi không yên


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So then he was in a fidget for the rain to let up, so we could turn out and run across some of the people and see if they would say anything about it to us.
At this the thrushes began to fidget, which made Peter tremble for his scheme.
At this the thrushes began to fidget, which made Peter tremble for his scheme.
 
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