fidgeting
present 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
Examplesoffidgeting
fidgeting
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
She sometimes demonstrated how she responded to pupils, whispering to checkfidgeting, raising her voice to attract attention or just staring to indicate disapproval.
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However, it is also possible thatfidgetingand restlessness experienced by a terminal patient may be due to anxiety or depression similar to that experienced by a physically healthy patient.
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It was also an irritant - an example of what he called "administrativefidgeting".
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They are designed to stop a childfidgetingand floating around a car.
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As a result of several years of these fidgetings with monetary policy, we observe the following monuments.
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I am anxious because there is such a thing as administrativefidgeting.
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For many disabled people the very act offidgeting—which may be part of their disability—wears out their clothing.
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For instance, was a man who does not normally fidget, in factfidgetingwhen he gave his evidence?
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Clauses 2 and 9 are prime examples of "administrativefidgeting".
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The question of childrenfidgetingis difficult.
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All thisfidgetingwith the machinery of local government will not increase the dignity of democracy if local government is not going to be capable of dealing with important functions.
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They arefidgetingto get back.
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During the trip, police observed the arresteesfidgetingand making furtive movements.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Two of the greatest fiddling here,fidgetingwith first place, passing some of the stragglers; this is the last lap.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.A common act offidgetingis to bounce one's leg repeatedly.
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