FIDGET


Meaning of FIDGET in English

/ ˈfɪdʒɪt; NAmE / verb , noun

■ verb

[ v ] fidget (with sth) to keep moving your body, your hands or your feet because you are nervous, bored, excited, etc. :

Sit still and stop fidgeting!

■ noun

a person who is always fidgeting

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WORD ORIGIN

late 17th cent.: from obsolete or dialect fidge to twitch ; perhaps related to Old Norse fikja move briskly, be restless or eager.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.