Fidget

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈfɪdÊ’.ɪt/
• Rhymes: -ɪdʒɪt

Full definition of fidget

Verb

1. (intransitive) To wiggle or twitch; to move around nervously or idly.
• 1883: Robert Louis Stevenson, "Look, Jim, how my fingers fidget," he continued, in the pleading tone. "I can't keep e'm still, not I."
2. (transitive) To cause to fidget; to make uneasy.
• 1905, w, w:The Case of Miss Elliott Chapter 1, “Do I fidget you ?” he asked apologetically, whilst his long bony fingers buried themselves, string, knots, and all, into the capacious pockets of his magnificent tweed ulster.

Noun

1. (informal) A person who fidgets, especially habitually.

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