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FIDGETED
Verb
fidgeted
past participle of fidget
Source: Wiktionary
FIDGET
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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