to makecontinuous,smallmovements,especiallyif they do not have aparticularpurposeand you make them withoutmeaningto, forexamplebecause you arenervousorbored:
坐立不安
Children can'tsitstill forlongwithout fidgeting.孩子们无法长时间老老实实地坐着不动。
Heclearedhisthroatandnervouslyfidgeted with apencil.他清了清嗓子，紧张地摆弄着铅笔。
He fidgets with astringofworrybeads.他摆弄着一串安神珠。
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fidget
noun
uk/ˈfɪdʒ.ɪt/us/ˈfɪdʒ.ɪt/
[C]
asmallmovementthat somebody makesrepeatedly, often withoutmeaningto, forexamplebecause they arenervousorbored:
（紧张或无聊时做的）小动作
Maddie is asweetfour-year-old with aconstantfidget.四岁的玛蒂是个可爱的孩子，总是动来动去。
Upclose, you couldseehis everynervousfidget.你能从近处看到他的每一个因为紧张的小动作。
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atoyor othersmallobjectthat is used to givepeoplesomething to do withtheirhandswhen they areboredornervous:
（解闷、解压）小玩意
Fidgets come in all differentshapesandsizes: littletoysyou canrollaround inyourhand,cubeswith differentfunctionson eachside, or a littleballofputtyyou cansqueezeandshape.解闷小玩意有各种不同的形状和大小：可以在手里滚来滚去的小玩具，每一面都有不同功能的立方体，或者是可以挤压成形的小油泥球。
[C]UKoftendisapproving
apersonwhofindsitdifficulttostaystill, and who often makescontinuous,smallmovements,especiallywithoutmeaningto:
坐不住的人，坐立不安的人
Tim's aterriblefidget.蒂姆是个一刻都坐不住的人。
the fidgets[plural]UKinformal
astatein which youkeepmakingsmallmovements,especiallywithoutmeaningto, forexamplebecause you arenervousorbored:
坐立不安
I got the fidgetshalfwaythrough thelecture.演讲听到中途我就坐不住了。
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convulse
convulsion
convulsive
cringe
flick
jerkiness
jerky
jig
jiggle
jiggly
quake
quiver
shaky
shudder
squirm
toss
tremulous
whip
worry atsomething
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We, too, tend to sit there waiting, waiting, fidgeting, waiting and suffocating just a bit.
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Throughout her performance she is fidgeting and crossing her legs in a way to suggest she urgently needs the toilet.
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Personal embarrassment is usually accompanied by some combination of blushing, sweating, nervousness, stammering, and fidgeting.
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Fidgeting during or outright avoidance of the test.
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She is listlessly fidgeting with her wedding ring, which she has threaded on her handkerchief.
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Sweating, dizziness, headaches, racing heartbeats, nausea, fidgeting, uncontrollable crying or laughing and drumming on a desk are all common.
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The acoustics made it difficult to hear him, and the wet cadets fidgeted throughout his speech.
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They say they have the "fidgets".
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A person verbally expressing a statement of truth while simultaneously fidgeting or avoiding eye contact may convey a mixed message to the receiver in the interaction.
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Common examples include: procrastination, fidgeting, overspending, nail-biting.
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If you do not do that, you have an amount offidgetand unrest which is very detrimental to work.
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The banks began tofidgetand to look for more security in other areas, driving the small companies into the ground.
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If one drives 200 or 300 miles with three small children in the back of a car of course they willfidget.
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If one creates such a body and it has executive powers it will be at best afidgetand at worst will inhibit the creativity that we have to nurture.
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Instead, malesfidget, get distracted, receive reprimands and often quit all together.
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