fidget
fidget (fij′it)
noun
- the state of being restless, nervous, or uneasy
- a fidgety person
Etymology: < obs. fidge, to fidget < ME fichen < ? or akin to ON fìkja, to fidget
intransitive verb
to move about in a restless, nervous, or uneasy way
transitive verb
to make restless or uneasy
the fidgets
restless, uneasy feelings or movements
fidget
v.
Object
- lot: I sleep on my front but tend to fidget a lot.
- bit: Thing is... " the demon fidgeted a bit under Spike's gaze.
Converse of object
- get: Justin gets bored, fidgets then starts looking at all the neatly organized books.
Adjective modifier
- little: A little fidget - but - such a lovely cat - well presented and a star in the making ( if not already!
Modifying Another Word
- nervously: He was aware of the woman fidgeting nervously, moving further away from him.
- constantly: The RAV4 is constantly fidgeting in a tiresome vertical bounce where most cars, even sporty ones, manage to flatten the contour lines.
- about: Naturally I stood on a piece of high ground and fidgeted about in order to make this harder for him.
- n't: She did n't fidget or want to sit down.
- not: Do not fidget, scratch, or stare out of the window at this point.
- often: They often fidget and sit in distorted postures to try to gain stability.
Followed by an intransitive particle
- around: It will probably shake and fidget around like a broker without his first cup of coffee.
- up: I fidgeted up and down the raft, abusing myself to myself, and Jim was fidgeting up and down past me.
Used with why or when
- when: Children with ADHD might constantly run around and climb over things, fidget when they have to sit down and be very noisy.
Preposition: with
- hand: Fidgets with hands or feet or squirms on seat.
Time that is moved by little fidget wheels Is not myTime, the flood that does not flow. Between the double and the single bell Of a ship's hour, between a round of bells From the dark warship riding there below, I have lived many lives, and this one life Of Joe, long dead, who lives between five bells.
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