/
ˈfɪdʒɪt/
v.
(fidgets, fidgeting, fidgeted)
make small movements through nervousness or impatience.
n.
a person who fidgets.
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(usu. fidgets)
mental or physical restlessness.
Derivative
- fidgeter n.
- fidgetiness n.
- fidgety adj.
Etymology
C17: from obs. or dial. fidge ‘to twitch’.