WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
fidg•et•y
(fij′i tē),USA pronunciation adj.
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025- restless;
impatient;
uneasy. - nervously and excessively fussy.
- fidget + -y1
fidg•et /ˈfɪdʒɪt/USA pronunciation v. [no object]
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- to move about restlessly, nervously, or impatiently:fidgeting anxiously before being interviewed.
n. [countable]
- Often, fidgets. [plural] the condition or an instance of being nervously restless:gets the fidgets during long meetings.
fidg•et
(fij′it),USA pronunciation v.i.
v.t.
n.
fidg′et•ing•ly, adv.
- to move about restlessly, nervously, or impatiently.
v.t.
- to cause to fidget;
make uneasy.
n.
- Often, fidgets. the condition or an instance of being nervously restless, uneasy, or impatient.
- Also, fidg′et•er. a person who fidgets.
- 1665–75; compare dialect, dialectal fidge to fidget, akin to the synonymous expressive words fitch, fig, fike; compare Old Norse fīkjast to be eager, Old Swedish fīkja to be restless
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