fidget
To wiggle or twitch; to move the body, especially the fingers, around nervously or idlyTo wiggle or twitch; to move the body, especially the fingers, around nervously or idly.
Meaning
2 senses(intransitive)To wiggle or twitch; to move the body, especially the fingers, around nervously or idly.
zappeln, herumzappeln
ёрзатьjórzatʹ, верте́тьсяvertétʹsja
(transitive)To cause to fidget; to make uneasy.
- move restlessly
Examples
32 sentencesTom fidgeted in his chair.
ruТом ёрзал на стуле. — odexed
Tom fidgeted uncomfortably.
He is always in a fidget.
Tom fidgeted with his hands nervously.
Mary fidgeted with her hands nervously.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
From fidge (“to fidget”) + *-et (frequentative ending), possibly from Middle English *-tenFrom fidge (“to fidget”) + *-et (frequentative ending), possibly from Middle English *-ten, from Old English -ettan.
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Forms
fidgets, fidgeting, fidgeted, fidgetedWord family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.