fidget
pronunciation
How to pronounce fidget in British English:
UK [ˈfɪdʒɪt]
How to pronounce fidget in American English:
US [ˈfɪdʒɪt]
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- Noun:
- a feeling of agitation expressed in continual motion
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- Verb:
- move restlessly
Word Origin
- fidget (n.)
- 1670s, as the fidget "uneasiness," later the fidgets, from a verb fidge "move restlessly" (16c., surviving longest in Scottish), perhaps from Middle English fiken "to fidget, hasten" (see fike (v.)).
- fidget (v.)
- 1670s (implied in fidgetting); see fidget (n.). Related: Fidgeted.
Example
- 1. Tim 's a terrible fidget .
- 2. What a fidget you are !
- 3. Don 't slouch , fidget , or drink too much - it 's not a good look .
- 4. Research suggests those who fidget burn hundreds of extra calories throughout the day .
- 5. It 's folk wisdom that people fidget , touch their noses , stutter , and break eye contact when they lie - the proverbial " shifty-eyed " look . But research has shown that just isn 't so .