— fidgetingly , adv.
/fij"it/ , v.i.
1. to move about restlessly, nervously, or impatiently.
v.t.
2. to cause to fidget; make uneasy.
n.
3. Often, fidgets . the condition or an instance of being nervously restless, uneasy, or impatient.
4. Also, fidgeter . a person who fidgets.
[ 1665-75; cf. dial. fidge to fidget, akin to the synonymous expressive words fitch, fig, fike; cf. ON fikjast to be eager, OSw fikja to be restless ]