fidget

[US]/'fɪdʒɪt/
[UK]/'fɪdʒɪt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

v. to be restless or uneasy, to play or fiddle with
n. a person who cannot sit still, a restless or uneasy person

Phrases & Collocations

fidget spinner

frequent fidgeting

discreetly fidgeting

Example Sentences

What a fidget you are!

the audience had begun to fidget on their chairs.

It annoys me when you fidget!

He fidgeted with his notes while lecturing.

she fidgets me with her never-ending spit and polish.

She's always fidgeting about her mother's health.

Mary is always fidgeting about her mother's health.

Real-world Examples

His voice was deep and rich and somehow took the fidgets out of them.

Source: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

Nearly everyone fidgets, what's your go-to fidget ritual?

Source: Psychology Mini Class

You make me nervous, fidgeting about.

Source: Gone with the Wind

Now, you might be thinking that everyone fidgets now and then, right?

Source: Osmosis - Mental Psychology

Things like fidgets to help reduce their anxiety.

Source: CNN 10 Student English April 2019 Collection

The uncertainty is galling, and my nerves resurface, making me fidget.

Source: Fifty Shades of Grey (Audiobook Excerpt)

So there's a lot of fidgeting, we can't keep still.

Source: BBC Ideas Selection (Bilingual)

He would lose track of his words and fidget.

Source: Time

" Sit down, " she said; " you fidget me" .

Source: Madame Bovary (Part Two)

Because as humans we have a fidgeting instinct.

Source: 6 Minute English

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