Definitions for: Fidget


[n] a feeling of agitation expressed in continual motion; "he's got the fidgets"; "waiting gave him a feeling of restlessness"
[v] move restlessly; "The child is always fidgeting in his seat"



Webster (1913) Definition: Fidg"et, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Fidgeted; p. pr. & vb.
n. Fodgeting.] [From Fidge; cf. OE. fiken to fidget, to
flatter, Icel. fika to hasten, Sw. fika to hunt after, AS.
befician to deceive. Cf. Fickle.]
To move uneasily one way and the other; to move irregularly,
or by fits and starts. --Moore.


Fidg"et, n.
1. Uneasiness; restlessness. --Cowper.

2. pl. A general nervous restlessness, manifested by
incessant changes of position; dysphoria. --Dunglison.

Synonyms: fidgetiness, restlessness

See Also: agitation, impatience, move

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