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fidget

6 definitions • 9 examples
1
to make continuous, small movements, especially if they do not have a particular purpose and you make them without meaning to, for example because you are nervous or bored:

Examples:

Children can't sit still for long without fidgeting.
He cleared his throat and nervously fidgeted with a pencil.
He fidgets with a string of worry beads.
2
a small movement that somebody makes repeatedly, often without meaning to, for example because they are nervous or bored:

Examples:

Maddie is a sweet four-year-old with a constant fidget.
Up close, you could see his every nervous fidget.
3
a toy or other small object that is used to give people something to do with their hands when they are bored or nervous:

Examples:

Fidgets come in all different shapes and sizes: little toys you can roll around in your hand, cubes with different functions on each side, or a little ball of putty you can squeeze and shape.
4
a person who finds it difficult to stay still, and who often makes continuous, small movements, especially without meaning to:

Examples:

Tim's a terrible fidget.
5
a state in which you keep making small movements, especially without meaning to, for example because you are nervous or bored:

Examples:

I got the fidgets halfway through the lecture.
6
to make continuous small movements because you are uncomfortable or bored:

Examples:

Children can’t sit still for long without fidgeting.

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