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Definition of "fidget" []

  • To behave or move nervously or restlessly. (verb-intransitive)
  • To play or fuss; fiddle: He fidgeted with his notes while lecturing. (verb-intransitive)
  • To cause to behave or move nervously or restlessly. (verb-transitive)
  • A condition of restlessness as manifested by nervous movements. Often used in the plural with the. (noun)
  • One that fidgets. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "fidget" in a sentence
  • "SANJAY GUPTA, CNN MEDICAL CORRESPONDENT: I could be called the fidget diet."
  • "There are certain items known as fidget devices and they are designed to help control the need to fidget."
  • "Since the emergence of the so called fidget or fidget house scene, its become some what of an addiction for me to listen tracks of the genre on full fucking volume ALL DAY."