FIDGET | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

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Meaning of fidget in English fidgetverb [ I ] uk /ˈfɪdʒ.ɪt/ us /ˈfɪdʒ.ɪt/ Add to word list Add to word list to make continuous, small movements, especially if they do not have a particular purpose and you make them without meaning to, for example because you are nervous or bored: Children can't sit still for long without fidgeting. He cleared his throat and nervously fidgeted with a pencil. He fidgets with a string of worry beads. Making short, sudden movements
  • aquiver
  • chatter
  • choppily
  • choppiness
  • convulse
  • convulsion
  • flicker
  • jerkily
  • jerkiness
  • jerky
  • jig
  • jig about
  • quake
  • shaky
  • shook
  • shudder
  • squirm
  • stim
  • toss
  • twitch
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fidgety fidgetnoun uk /ˈfɪdʒ.ɪt/ us /ˈfɪdʒ.ɪt/ [ C ] a small movement that somebody makes repeatedly, often without meaning to, for example because they are nervous or bored: Maddie is a sweet four-year-old with a constant fidget. Up close, you could see his every nervous fidget. [ C ] a toy or other small object that is used to give people something to do with their hands when they are bored or nervous: Fidgets come in all different shapes and sizes: little toys you can roll around in your hand, cubes with different functions on each side, or a little ball of putty you can squeeze and shape. [ C ] UK often disapproving a person who finds it difficult to stay still, and who often makes continuous, small movements, especially without meaning to: Tim's a terrible fidget. the fidgets [ plural ] UK informal a state in which you keep making small movements, especially without meaning to, for example because you are nervous or bored: I got the fidgets halfway through the lecture. See more Making short, sudden movements
  • aquiver
  • chatter
  • choppily
  • choppiness
  • convulse
  • convulsion
  • flicker
  • jerkily
  • jerkiness
  • jerky
  • jig
  • jig about
  • quake
  • shaky
  • shook
  • shudder
  • squirm
  • stim
  • toss
  • twitch
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Toys & dolls (Definition of fidget from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

fidget | American Dictionary

fidgetverb [ I ] us /ˈfɪdʒ·ɪt/ Add to word list Add to word list to make continuous small movements because you are uncomfortable or bored: Children can’t sit still for long without fidgeting. (Definition of fidget from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of fidget

fidget We, too, tend to sit there waiting, waiting, fidgeting, waiting and suffocating just a bit. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Throughout her performance she is fidgeting and crossing her legs in a way to suggest she urgently needs the toilet. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Personal embarrassment is usually accompanied by some combination of blushing, sweating, nervousness, stammering, and fidgeting. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Fidgeting during or outright avoidance of the test. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. She is listlessly fidgeting with her wedding ring, which she has threaded on her handkerchief. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Sweating, dizziness, headaches, racing heartbeats, nausea, fidgeting, uncontrollable crying or laughing and drumming on a desk are all common. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The acoustics made it difficult to hear him, and the wet cadets fidgeted throughout his speech. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. They say they have the "fidgets". From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. A person verbally expressing a statement of truth while simultaneously fidgeting or avoiding eye contact may convey a mixed message to the receiver in the interaction. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Common examples include: procrastination, fidgeting, overspending, nail-biting. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. If you do not do that, you have an amount of fidget and unrest which is very detrimental to work. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The banks began to fidget and to look for more security in other areas, driving the small companies into the ground. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If one drives 200 or 300 miles with three small children in the back of a car of course they will fidget. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If one creates such a body and it has executive powers it will be at best a fidget and at worst will inhibit the creativity that we have to nurture. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Instead, males fidget, get distracted, receive reprimands and often quit all together. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. See all examples of fidget These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. What is the pronunciation of fidget?

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in Chinese (Traditional) 坐立不安, 坐不住的人，坐立不安的人… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 坐立不安, 坐不住的人，坐立不安的人… See more in Spanish moverse nerviosamente, estar inquieto, no estar quieto… See more in Portuguese remexer-se, não parar quieto, mexer em algo ou mexer-se nervosamente… See more in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Czech in Danish in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Korean in Ukrainian in Italian （人）がもじもじする, もじもじする… See more kıpır kıpır kıpırdanmak, yerinde duramamak, endişeyle orasını burasını oynatmak/eline koluna hakim olamamak… See more gigoter, remuer, énervé/-ée… See more moure’s nerviosament… See more niet stil kunnen zitten, iemand die niet stil kan zitten… See more vrtět se, nervóza… See more være urolig, være rastløs, urolig person… See more terus bergerak, orang gelisah… See more กระวนกระวาย, คนกระวนกระวาย… See more cựa quật nhiều, nhúc nhích luôn, người bồn chồn… See more wiercić się, kręcić się nerwowo, nerwus… See more nervöst fingra på (leka med), inte kunna vara stilla, rastlös person… See more bergerak-gerak, orang yang gelisah… See more herumzappeln, der Zappelphilipp… See more sitte urolig, sitte/stå urolig, fingre med… See more 꼼지락거리다… See more метушитися, вертітися, непосида… See more dimenarsi, agitarsi, persona irrequieta… See more Need a translator?

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