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fidget

fidg·et [ fíjjət ]


intransitive verb  (past and past participle fidg·et·ed, present participle fidg·et·ing, 3rd person present singular fidg·ets)
Definition:
 
1. move around nervously: to move around in a restless, absent-minded, or uneasy manner

2. fiddle nervously: to fiddle or play with something in a restless, absent-minded, or uneasy manner
He kept fidgeting with his glasses as he spoke to her.



noun  (plural fidg·ets)
Definition:
 
somebody who fidgets: somebody who behaves in a restless, absent-minded, or uneasy manner



plural noun fidg·ets 
Definition:
 
uneasiness: a state of restlessness, absent-mindedness, or unease expressed by continual nervous movements
He seems to have a case of the fidgets.

[Late 17th century. <fidge "twitch, fidget," origin ?]

fid·get·ing·ly adverb
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