fidget

[fij-it] / ˈfɪdʒ ɪt /

VERB

move restlessly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

fret jiggle squirm twiddle twitch

STRONG

bustle chafe fiddle fuss hitch jitter joggle jump play stir toss trifle wiggle worry

WEAK

be antsy be hyper be nervous be on pins and needles be spooked be wired

Antonyms

WEAK

be still relax rest

Example Sentences

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Ev'n Satan glowered, and fidged fu' fain, And hotch'd and blew wi' might and main; Till first ae caper, syne anither, Tam tint his reason a' thegither, And roars out, "Weel done, Cutty-sark!"

From In the Saddle A Collection of Poems on Horseback-Riding by Various

They were never fain that fidged, nor fu' that lickit dishes.

From The Proverbs of Scotland by Hislop, Alexander

Even Satan glower'd, and fidged fu' fain, And hotch'd and blew wi' might and main; Till first ae caper, syne anither, Tam tint his reason a' thegither, And roars out, "Weel done, Cutty-sark!"

From The Book of Humorous Verse by Wells, Carolyn

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