English Explanatory Dictionary

fidget

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To wiggle or twitch; to move the body, especially the fingers, around nervously or idly.
  2. To cause to fidget; to make uneasy.
noun
  1. A nervous wriggling or twitching motion.
  2. A person who fidgets, especially habitually.
  3. An object, such as a tool or toy, intended to be fidgeted with.
  4. Short for fidget house.

Pronunciation

/ˈfɪd͡ʒ.ɪt/ en-us-fidget.ogg en-au-fidget.ogg

Word forms

fidget fidgets fidgeting fidgetting fidgeted fidgetted

Etymology

From fidge (“to fidget”) + *-et (frequentative ending), possibly from Middle English *-ten, from Old English -ettan.

Synonyms

fidgeter

Derived words

fidget-bottom fidgeter fidgetin fidgetingly fidgetsome unfidgeting fidget pie fidget spinner fidget-spinning fidget stone fidget toy fidgety
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