fidget


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
fidget /ˈfɪdʒɪt/
verb (fidgets, fidgeting, fidgeted) make small movements through nervousness or impatience. noun a person who fidgets.

■ (usu. fidgets) mental or physical restlessness.

– derivatives
fidgeter noun,
fidgetiness noun,
fidgety adjective.
– origin C17: from obs. or dial. fidge ‘to twitch’.
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