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# fidget

verb (fidget, fidgets, fidgeted, fidgeting); noun (a fidget — a person who fidgets; fidgets — restless movements); adjective use (fidget toy, fidget spinner)

«fidget» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To fidget means to keep moving your hands, feet or body in small restless ways, because you are bored, nervous or cannot sit still. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fidget/#m1)
2. A fidget is someone who fidgets a lot. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fidget/#m2)
3. A fidget toy is a small toy made to be squeezed, spun or clicked in your hands. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fidget/#m3)

### In the lessons

At school, teachers ask children not to fidget during carpet time or assembly, but some children concentrate better with a fidget toy, and movement breaks help everyone. In stories, a fidgeting character is nervous, bored or impatient. Phrases: stop fidgeting, fidget with, fidget toy, fidget spinner, a real fidget.

### Examples

- Stop fidgeting and sit still, please. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fidget/#x1)
- He fidgeted with his pencil during the test. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fidget/#x2)
- My little brother is a real fidget. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fidget/#x3)
- Some children use a fidget toy to help them focus. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fidget/#x4)
- I always fidget when I'm nervous. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fidget/#x5)
- The class began to fidget after an hour of listening. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fidget/#x6)

### Note

Regular verb with one t: fidgeted, fidgeting (not «fidgetted»). Adjective: fidgety. Fidgeting is not naughty in itself; many children need to move.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «fidget» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fidget/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«fidget» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/fidget.html) on Mova free.