FIDGET

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does fidget mean? 

• FIDGET (noun)
  The noun FIDGET has 1 sense:

1. a feeling of agitation expressed in continual motion

  Familiarity information: FIDGET used as a noun is very rare.

• FIDGET (verb)
  The verb FIDGET has 1 sense:

1. move restlessly

  Familiarity information: FIDGET used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FIDGET (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A feeling of agitation expressed in continual motion

Classified under:

Nouns denoting feelings and emotions

Synonyms:

fidget; fidgetiness; restlessness

Context example:

waiting gave him a feeling of restlessness

Hypernyms ("fidget" is a kind of...):

agitation (the feeling of being agitated; not calm)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fidget"):

impatience (a restless desire for change and excitement)

Derivation:

fidget (move restlessly)

fidgety (nervous and unable to relax)

• FIDGET (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they fidget    ... he / she / it fidgets   
Past simple: fidgeted   
Past participle: fidgeted   
-ing form: fidgeting   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Move restlessly

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Context example:

The child is always fidgeting in his seat

Hypernyms (to "fidget" is one way to...):

move (move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

fidget (a feeling of agitation expressed in continual motion)

 Context examples 

Yes, it's about her, and though it's a little thing, it fidgets me.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

"Very good," I thought; you may fume and fidget as you please: but this is the best plan to pursue with you, I am certain.

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)

Mrs. Bennet was quite in the fidgets.

(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)

More than once he fidgeted with his feet and tapped rapidly with his fingers upon the wall.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

“I am in the lovingest of tempers, my dear,” she would assure me with a nod, “but I am fidgeted and sorry!”

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

Lestrade and Mycroft were fidgeting in their seats and looking twice a minute at their watches.

(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI) Does the patient fidget excessively, seem unable to sit still, or bounce his/her feet or tap his/her fingers a lot?

(NPI - Fidget Excessively, Seem Unable to Sit Still, NCI Thesaurus)

But there was no doing any thing, with Mr. Elton fidgeting behind her and watching every touch.

(Emma, by Jane Austen)

A person who is hyperactive may seem to be always moving or fidgeting, impulsive, unable to concentrate, and talking too much.

(Hyperactivity, NCI Dictionary)

Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAMA) Behavior at interview; fidgeting, restlessness or pacing, tremor of hands, furrowed brow, strained face, sighing or rapid respiration, facial pallor, swallowing, etc.

(HAMA - Behavior at Interview, NCI Thesaurus)