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Meanings of fidget in English

A feeling of agitation expressed in continual motion.

Usage of fidget in English
1
She wanted to fidget, but a strange lethargy held her in place.
The spurned viscountess
2
Do not fidget, if, at the general return, I stay in Alexandria.
The Jesus of History
3
Ruth was in a fidget just as the text was given out.
A Little Girl in Old Boston
4
I used to be a placid girl; now I am a fidget.
Love Me Little, Love Me Long
5
They came within sight of the barn, and Vesta began to fidget.
Take a Chance on Me
6
I stood there for a minute, fighting the urge to fidget impatiently.
The Name of the Wind
7
The others left at the post fret, and fidget, and curvet about.
Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier / Twelve Years Sporting Re...
8
He is all on the fidget when his precious treasures are concerned.
Poor Relations
9
He started uncertainly, all of a fidget, before attempting his first lift.
The Guardian
10
A few moments passed, and then the old gentleman began to fidget.
Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog)
11
But he began to fidget-whichwas a sign that he was worried.
The Tale of Grumpy Weasel / Sleepy-Time Tales
12
If ever there was a fidget about his food it's Master Lambert.
Bristol Bells: A Story of the Eighteenth Century
13
Folks come to a concert to listen, not to talk and fidget.
East Lynne
14
Trowbridge-colorup on a sudden, and begin to fidget in his chair.
The Queen of Hearts
15
Only Stan Norris, age nine, still felt good enough to fidget.
The stand
16
The lady of the feathers began to fidget in it uneasily.
Flames
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Fidget across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common