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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

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

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

Translations

fidget [ˈfɪdʒɪt] vi → moverse (nerviosamente)

fidget [ˈfɪdʒɪt] vi → se trémousser, remuer

fidget [ˈfɪdʒɪt] vi → zappeln

fidget [ˈfɪdʒɪt] vi → agitarsi

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fidget

v fidget [ˈfidʒit]

to move (the hands, feet etc) restlessly Stop fidgeting while I'm talking to you!kriewel, woelيَتَهَزْهَزшавамvrtět sevære urolig; være rastløsherumzappelnκάνω νευρικές κινήσειςjuguetear con algo, moverse sin cesarsibelemaوول خوردنvääntelehtiäbouger (sans cesse)לַנוּע בְּעַצבָּנוּתबैचैन होना, करनाvrpoljiti seizeg-mozogterus bergerakvera eirðarlaus/allur á iðiagitarsiそわそわする안절부절 못해 (신체의 일부를) 계속 움직이다, 안절부절 못하다nenustygti vietoje, muistytisgrozīties; dīdītiesbergerak-gerakniet stil kunnen zittensitte/stå urolig, fingre med, plukke påkręcić się nerwowomexer-sea se foiёрзатьvrtieť samencativrpoljiti senervöst fingra på (leka med), inte kunna vara stillaกระวนกระวายkıpır kıpır kıpırdamak, kaynaşıp durmak坐立不安метушитися; вертітисяکسمسانا، بے چینی کا اظہار کرناcựa quật nhiều; nhúc nhích luôn坐立不安

n

a person who fidgets She's a terrible fidget!woelige/onrustige mens; woelwaterمُتَهَزْهِزчовек, който не се свърта на едно мястоnervózaurolig person; rastløs personder Zappelphilippκπ. που κάνει νευρικές κινήσεις, νευρόσπαστοpersona inquieta, nerviosorahutu hingآدم بی قرارlevoton henkilöénervé/-éeעַצבָּנִיचुलबुला व्यक्तिnemirna osoba, koja se vrpoljinyugtalan emberorang gelisaheirðarlaus maðurpersona irrequietaそわそわする人안절부절 못하는 사람nenuoramanemiera garsorang yang gelisahiemand die niet stil kan zittenen som har lopper i blodetnerwus, wiercipiętanervoso/mexediço, pessoa mexediçaneastâmpăratнепоседаneposedník, nervózny človeknemirnežnemiran čovekrastlös person, orosandeคนกระวนกระวายkurtlu; yumurcak, afacan坐立不安的人непосидаکسمسانے ، تلملانے والا شخصngười bồn chồn, sốt ruột坐立不安的人

the fidgets

nervous restlessness. miere hê; nie kan stilsit nieتَهَزْهُز مُثير للعَصَبِيَّهнервниченеnervózní vrtěnínervøs uro; lopper i blodetnervöse Unruheνευρικότηταagitación nerviosarahutusنا آرامی عصبیlevottomuusbougeotteתְּנוּעוֹת עַצבָּנִיוֹתघबराया हुआ अशान्त व्यक्‍िnemirnost, imati crve u stražnjicinyugtalanságkegelisahaneirðarleysiagitazione落ち着きのなさ안절부절 못함nenustygimas vietojenervozs satraukumskegelisahande kriebelsnervøs uro, lopper i blodetnerwydoença de nervos/bicho carpinteiro, (não é doença)neastâm­părёрзаниеnervozitanemirvrpoljenjerastlöshet, nervositetความกระวนกระวายhuzursuzluk, tedirginlik煩躁неспокійний станکسمساہٹ ، بد حواسیđứng ngồi không yên烦躁