The meaning of Fidget

phrase

Very agitated or anxious.

Usage examples:

I am like a cat on a hot tin roof, walking around the house in the early hours of the morning, stru…

idiom

Used to describe someone who is in a state of extreme nervous worry

noun

A violin.

Usage examples:

This tradition is still at the heart of their music, with the female voices front-lining the instru…

verb

Touch or fidget with something in a restless or nervous way.

Usage examples:

Lena fiddled with her cup

verb

To move things around or touch things without a particular purpose

Usage examples:

He stood there fiddling with his keys.

noun

A display of unnecessary or excessive excitement, activity, or interest.

Usage examples:

I don't know what all the fuss is about

verb

Show unnecessary or excessive concern about something.

Usage examples:

She's always fussing about her food

verb

Move about quickly from side to side or up and down.

Usage examples:

The car jiggled on its springs

noun

A quick light shake.

Usage examples:

Give that rack a jiggle

verb

To move something or cause something to move from side to side or up and down with quick short movements

Usage examples:

[ t ] if the toilet won’t stop flushing, jiggle the handle.

phrasal verb

To treat someone badly

Usage examples:

I'm tired of being messed around by my bank., don't mess me about!

verb

Engage in activity for enjoyment and recreation rather than a serious or practical purpose.

Usage examples:

The children were playing by a pool

noun

Activity engaged in for enjoyment and recreation, especially by children.

Usage examples:

A child at play may use a stick as an aeroplane

verb

Engage in recreational activities rather than work

verb

Walk by dragging one's feet along or without lifting them fully from the ground.

Usage examples:

I stepped into my skis and shuffled to the edge of the steep slope

noun

A shuffling movement, walk, or sound.

Usage examples:

There was a shuffle of approaching feet

verb

To walk by sliding your feet, rather than lifting them as you step

Usage examples:

[ i always + adv/prep ] grandfather shuffled into the kitchen, leaning on his cane., [ t ] when i a…

verb

Wriggle or twist the body from side to side, especially as a result of nervousness or discomfort.

Usage examples:

He looked uncomfortable and squirmed in his chair

noun

A wriggling movement.

Usage examples:

The toddler gave a sudden squirm

verb

To make twisting movements with the body, esp. because of embarrassment, pain, or excitement

Usage examples:

The kids squirmed in their chairs.

noun

An object for a child to play with, typically a model or miniature replica of something.

Usage examples:

A toy car

verb

Move or handle (an object) absent-mindedly or nervously.

Usage examples:

Alan toyed with his glasses

noun

An object that children play with

Usage examples:

A stuffed toy, a toy train/soldier, a toy poodle

noun

A thing of little value or importance.

Usage examples:

We needn't trouble the headmaster over such trifles

verb

Treat without seriousness or respect.

Usage examples:

He is not a man to be trifled with

noun

A matter or item of little value or importance

Usage examples:

He admits to being a trifle nervous before every show., it was such a trifling sum of money to argu…

verb

Twist, move, or fiddle with (something), typically in a purposeless or nervous way.

Usage examples:

She twiddled the dials on the radio

noun

An act of twisting or fiddling with something.

Usage examples:

One twiddle of a button

verb

To move something about between your fingers without giving it your attention

Usage examples:

She kept twiddling her necklace.

verb

Form into a bent, curling, or distorted shape.

Usage examples:

A strip of metal is twisted to form a hollow tube

noun

An act of twisting something around a stationary point.

Usage examples:

The taps needed a single twist to turn them on

verb

Cause an object to assume a curved or distorted shape

verb

Give or cause to give a short, sudden jerking or convulsive movement.

Usage examples:

Her lips twitched and her eyelids fluttered

noun

A short, sudden jerking or convulsive movement.

Usage examples:

His mouth gave a slight twitch

verb

To make a short and sudden movement, or to cause part of your body to move suddenly

Usage examples:

[ i ] she saw his mouth twitch into a little smile that disappeared almost at once., she signalled …

verb

Twist and turn with quick writhing movements.

Usage examples:

The puppy wriggled in his arms

noun

A wriggling movement.

Usage examples:

She gave an impatient little wriggle

verb

To make small quick movements with the body, turning from side to side

Usage examples:

[ i ] somehow he twisted himself about and wriggled free of farkas’s grip and danced away.

verb

Make twisting, squirming movements or contortions of the body.

Usage examples:

He writhed in agony on the ground

verb

To make twisting movements with the body, esp. because you are feeling strong emotion

Usage examples:

He writhed in agony at the thought.