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FIDGET
fidget, fidgetiness, restlessness
(noun) a feeling of agitation expressed in continual motion; “he’s got the fidgets”; “waiting gave him a feeling of restlessness”
fidget
(verb) move restlessly; “The child is always fidgeting in his seat”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
fidget (third-person singular simple present fidgets, present participle fidgetting or fidgeting, simple past and past participle fidgetted or fidgeted)
(intransitive) To wiggle or twitch; to move around nervously or idly.
(transitive) To cause to fidget; to make uneasy.
Noun
fidget (plural fidgets)
A nervous wriggling or twitching motion.
(informal) A person who fidgets, especially habitually.
Synonym: fidgeter
A toy intended to be fidgeted with.
Anagrams
• gifted
Source: Wiktionary
Fidg"et, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Fidgeted; p. pr. & vb. n. Fodgeting.] Etym: [From Fidge; cf. OE. fiken to fidget, to flatter, Icel. fika to hasten, Sw. fika to hunt after, AS. befician to deceive. Cf. Fickle.]
Definition: To move uneasily one way and the other; to move irregularly, or by fits and starts. Moore.
Fidg"et, n.
1. Uneasiness; restlessness. Cowper.
2. pl.
Definition: A general nervous restlessness, manifested by incessant changes of position; dysphoria. Dunglison.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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