fidget
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5.1
- noun
- /ˈfɪdʒɪt/
:
inquietud
- It's enough to give anyone the fidgets.
Examples
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Morticia and Gomez politely join in while Lurch fidgets and Granny slumps, bored, in her chair.
Fiction book (1991) -
The child's fidget made it hard for him to sit still at the dinner table.
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I managed to sit for 90 minutes without too much fidgeting and participate in the meeting and discussion.
Blog text (25) -
No fidgeting, no jiggling, no noise.
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A few months of fidgeting, and she would be ready to tranquilize him to keep him quiet.
Fiction book (1992) -
Although these four children demonstrated frequent fidgeting and shifting movements, they freely spoke to each other and to the interviewers.
Academic text (1994) -
You've got the fidgets.
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Instead, he daydreams, fidgets, or stares blankly while the teacher talks.
Academic text (1993) -
Elliot fidgets and watches the park fill with Mexican men carrying six-packs and soccer balls.
Fiction book (1992) -
Her constant movement during the lecture showed she had a feeling of fidget.
Synonyms
12
3.8
Unable to sit still and relax because of worry, boredom or impatience
4
4.9
A short sudden commotion in a group
1
6.9
A feeling of nervousness that makes you shake or move a lot
1
6.0
A nervous, restless state when a person makes small sudden movements
1
5.5
A strong nervous feeling that often comes before an important event
1
5.9
A feeling of worry that keeps a person from relaxing
A feeling that makes you move or touch things because you cannot stay still
Antonyms
Compounds
How Restless
Surface Forms
Etymology
Fidget as a noun comes from the same idea as the verb and is often used in the phrase the fidgets to mean a 'restless' feeling that makes you move. So having the fidgets means you feel nervous or bored and cannot sit still.