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fidgeting

verb , present participle of fidget

Synonyms and Antonyms of fidgeting

to make jerky or restless movements

small children are likely to fidget in church

Synonyms of fidgeting

fiddling, jerking, jigging, jiggling, squiggling, squirming, thrashing, threshing, tossing, twisting, twitching, wiggling, wriggling, writhing

Words Related to fidgeting

flitting, fluttering, twittering

quaking, quivering, shaking, shivering, shuddering, trembling

Near Antonyms of fidgeting

relaxing, resting, unwinding

calming (down), stilling

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