fidgeted
past simple and past participle offidget
fidget
verb[I]
uk/ˈfɪdʒ.ɪt/us/ˈfɪdʒ.ət/to makecontinuous,smallmovements,especiallyif they do not have aparticularpurposeand you make them withoutmeaningto, forexamplebecause you arenervousorbored:
Children can'tsitstill forlongwithout fidgeting.
Heclearedhisthroatandnervouslyfidgeted with apencil.
He fidgets with astringofworrybeads.
Making short, sudden movements
- aquiver
- convulse
- convulsion
- convulsive
- cringe
- flick
- jerkiness
- jerky
- jig
- jiggle
- jiggly
- pull away
- quiver
- shrink
- shudder
- squirm
- tremulous
- whip
- worry atsomething
- wriggle
Examplesoffidgeted
fidgeted
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Most of these menfidgetedin their chairs and cried at one or more points as they gave their account.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The acoustics made it difficult to hear him, and the wet cadetsfidgetedthroughout his speech.
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- full appreciation
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- full beard
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- full-blown
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- full board
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- full breadth
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- full circle
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