Definition of fidget
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: uneasiness or restlessness as shown by nervous movements
—usually used in plural
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Cousins Jaylen Manley, left, Josh Barrow-Adams and Elisha Adams show off some of their wares, including aroma-therapy bracelets and a new kind of fidget toy.
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There are fidget toys and other games as well as visual aids to help provide a distraction and calm anxiety.
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Andy Ross is a fidget spinner of a man, quiet, apparently motionless, but going a thousand miles an hour.
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For example, wearing gloves to prevent picking or playing with a fidget spinner to keep your hands busy.
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And now, Kim Kardashian is getting in on the trend with a questionable fidget spinner all of her own.
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News of Baden-Powell’s experiment, as well as the publication of the new manual, turned scouting into a full-blown infatuation — like fidget spinners, but with a purpose.
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This new maze makes use of several marbles, and over twenty fidget spinners that gently turn and twist to push the marbles along.
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The peak of the fidget spinner craze has mostly passed, but that does not mean that there are not great minds who are still working on developing important advances in aimless spinning technology.
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Origin and Etymology of fidget
irregular from fidge
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First Known Use: 1674
in the meaning defined at sense 1
See Words from the same yearDefinition of fidget
: to cause to move or act nervously
Examples of fidget in a Sentence
He was constantly fidgeting in his chair.
small children are likely to fidget in church
Recent Examples of fidget from the Web
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Todd Parker Neuwirth started fidgeting and gave evasive answers to the officer who pulled him over in the small southeast Texas town of Splendora during a traffic stop in Sept. 2017, according to authorities.
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Sensory-friendly kits for visitors include weighted lap pads, lavender lotion, stress balls and fidget spinners, crayons, coloring books and picture books.
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Being physically hyperactive such as running around, moving excessively, fidgeting in place and being restless.
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Sometimes the hardest part of a pose can be to actually stay, breathe, and not fidget.
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Kimoji Daddy Money fidget spinner, $15, kimoji.com.
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Your fingertips fidgeted with a pinch of fabric on the bottom of your sweater.
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Don’t fidget: Sit calmly and comfortably, lean forward, eyes focused on your interviewer.
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The young crew members fidgeted, shuffled to hug different friends, or wiped tears from each other’s eyes.
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First Known Use of fidget
1754
FIDGET Defined for English Language Learners
fidget
Definition of fidget for English Language Learners
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: to make a lot of small movements because you are nervous, bored, etc. : to move or act in a nervous or restless way
FIDGET Defined for Kids
Definition of fidget for Students
fidgeted;
fidgeting
: to move in a restless or nervous way
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