fidget.
To wiggle or twitch; to move the body, especially the fingers, around nervously or idly.
Meaning & usage
To wiggle or twitch; to move the body, especially the fingers, around nervously or idly.
To cause to fidget; to make uneasy.
Where this word comes from
From fidge (“to fidget”) + *-et (frequentative ending), possibly from Middle English *-ten, from Old English -ettan.
A nervous wriggling or twitching motion.
A person who fidgets, especially habitually.
An object, such as a tool or toy, intended to be fidgeted with.
Short for fidget house.
Where this word comes from
From fidge (“to fidget”) + *-et (frequentative ending), possibly from Middle English *-ten, from Old English -ettan.
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