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  • 11fidget — [[t]fɪ̱ʤɪt[/t]] fidgets, fidgeting, fidgeted 1) VERB If you fidget, you keep moving your hands or feet slightly or changing your position slightly, for example because you are nervous, bored, or excited. Brenda fidgeted in her seat. PHRASAL VERB… …

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  • 12fidget — I UK [ˈfɪdʒɪt] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms fidget : present tense I/you/we/they fidget he/she/it fidgets present participle fidgeting past tense fidgeted past participle fidgeted a) to keep making small quick movements with parts of your… …

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  • 13fidget — fid|get1 [ˈfıdʒıt] v [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: fidge [i] to move uncontrollably (16 19 centuries)] to keep moving your hands or feet, especially because you are bored or nervous ▪ The kids had started to fidget. fidget with ▪ Stop fidgeting with… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 14fidget — fidgetingly, adv. /fij it/, v.i. 1. to move about restlessly, nervously, or impatiently. v.t. 2. to cause to fidget; make uneasy. n. 3. Often, fidgets. the condition or an instance of being nervously restless, uneasy, or impatient. 4. Also,… …

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  • 15fidget — v. (D; intr.) to fidget with * * * [ fɪdʒɪt] (D; intr.) to fidget with …

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  • 16fidget — fidg|et1 [ fıdʒıt ] verb intransitive to keep making small quick movements with parts of your body because you are bored, nervous, or impatient: FIDDLE a. fidget with to touch or move something with many small quick movements of your fingers… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 17fidget — 1 verb (I) to keep moving your hands or feet, especially because you are bored or nervous: The teacher told them to stop fidgeting. | fidget with sth: Donna began fidgeting with her pencil. 2 noun (C) informal 1 someone who keeps moving and is… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 18fidget — 1. verb 1) the audience began to fidget Syn: move restlessly, wriggle, squirm, twitch, jiggle, shuffle, be agitated; informal be jittery 2) she fidgeted with her scarf Syn: play, fuss, toy, twiddle …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 19fidget — fidg•et [[t]ˈfɪdʒ ɪt[/t]] v. i. 1) to move about restlessly, nervously, or impatiently 2) to cause to fidget 3) Often, fidgets. the condition or an instance of being nervously restless, uneasy, or impatient 4) Also, fidg′et•er. a person who… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 20fidget — I. noun Etymology: irregular from fidge Date: 1674 1. uneasiness or restlessness as shown by nervous movements usually used in plural 2. [fidget (II)] one that fidgets II. verb Date: 1754 intransitive verb to move or …

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