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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.

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

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fidget [ˈfɪdʒɪt]

vb

1. (intr) to move about restlessly

2. (intr; often foll by with) 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

1. (often plural) a state of restlessness or unease, esp as expressed in continual motion he's got the fidgets

2. a person who fidgets

[from earlier fidge, probably from Old Norse fīkjast to desire eagerly]

fidgetingly  adv

fidgety  adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	fidget - a feeling of agitation expressed in continual motion; "he's got the fidgets"; "waiting gave him a feeling of restlessness" fidgetiness, restlessness agitation - the feeling of being agitated; not calm impatience - a restless desire for change and excitement
Verb	1.	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"

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fidget

verb move restlessly, fiddle (informal), bustle, twitch, fret, squirm, chafe, jiggle, jitter (informal), be like a cat on hot bricks (informal), worry The children began to fidget.

Translations

fidget [ˈfɪdʒɪt]

A. N

1. (= person) → persona f inquieta, azogado/a m/f

2. to have the fidgets → no parar quieto, ser un azogue

B. VI (also fidget about, fidget around) → no parar de moverse
to fidget with sth → juguetear con algo
don't fidget!; stop fidgeting! → ¡estáte quieto!

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fidget [ˈfɪdʒɪt] vi → remuer
to fidget with sth → tripoter qch

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fidget

vi (also fidget about or around: = be restless) → zappeln; to fidget with something → mit etw herumspielen or herumfummeln (inf); don’t fidget → zappel nicht so rum; he sat there fidgeting in his chair → er rutschte auf seinem Stuhl hin und her

n

(= person) → Zappelphilipp m (inf)

(inf) to get the fidgets → zappelig werden; have you got the fidgets? → was bist du für ein Zappelphilipp! (inf)

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fidget [ˈfɪdʒɪt]

1. n (person) → persona irrequieta
to have the fidgets → essere irrequieto/a or agitato/a

2. vi (also fidget about or around) → agitarsi
to fidget with sth → giocherellare con qc

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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 안절부절못하다 nenustygti vietoje, muistytis grozīties; dīdīties bergerak-gerak niet stil kunnen zitten sitte/stå urolig, fingre med, plukke på 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 坐立不安

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 vääntelehtijä 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 안달하는 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 坐立不安的人

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 조바심 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 烦躁