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Definition
to make small restless movementsMuch more rarely (and usually in older literature), fidgets can reference a condition of restlessness irrespective of movements.
- The child is always fidgeting in his seat
fidgeting = making small restless movements
- She fidgeted like a child caught in a lie.
- Many teachers view fidgeting as a sign that a student is losing focus.
- The study indicates that thin people are more likely to fidget than other people.
- Don't stare at people and don't fidget.Lucy Maud Montgomery -- Anne Of Green Gables
- a small blinking woman, who fidgeted incessantly with her lace, ribbons, and gold chain,George Eliot -- Silas Marner
- Without appearing to hear her, he walked to the window, fidgeted about, hummed a tune, and seemed wholly self-occupied.Jane Austen -- Northanger Abbey
- Here the Queen put on her spectacles, and began staring at the Hatter, who turned pale and fidgeted.Lewis Carroll -- Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
- His name was Brian, but X-Ray called him Twitch because he was always fidgeting.Louis Sachar -- Holes
- She's sitting there so silent it makes him nervous and fidgety.Ken Kesey -- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
- Rico, who was always fidgeting with his collar, dropped his hands and cleared his throat.Victor Martinez -- Parrot in the Oven
- Our father was actually fidgeting.Harper Lee -- To Kill a Mockingbird
- Lily, standing in front of her, fidgeted impatiently.Lois Lowry -- The Giver
- She was old and cranky-looking, and I don't think you could ever meet anyone who fidgeted more.Arthur Golden -- Memoirs of a Geisha
- Then for an hour it was deadly dull, and I was fidgety.Mark Twain -- The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
- Hearing the word beat, Grandpa began to fidget.Wilson Rawls -- Where the Red Fern Grows
- Instead she begins to fidget.Nicholas Sparks -- The Notebook
- 'Now,' said Mother, putting her arm round Bobbie and laying her ruffled head against Bobbie's shoulder, 'try to tell me, dear.'
Bobbie fidgeted.Edith Nesbit -- The Railway Children - His voice was deep and rich and somehow took the fidgets out of them.C.S. Lewis -- The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
- He fidgeted with his hat.Ernest J. Gaines -- A Lesson Before Dying
fidgeted = made small restless movements
fidget = make small restless movements
fidgeted = made small restless movements
fidgeting = making small restless movements
fidgety = restless and finding it hard to sit still
fidgeting = making small restless movements
fidgeting = making small restless movements
fidgeted = made small restless movements with hands or body
fidgeted = made small restless movements
fidgety = restless (finding it hard to sit still)
fidget = make small restless movements
fidget = make small restless movements
fidgeted = made small restless movements
fidgets = makes small restless movements
fidgeted = made small restless movements
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