fidget means A nervous wriggling or twitching motion. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 82 out of 100.
fidget is pronounced /ˈfɪd͡ʒ.ɪt/.
Etymology
From fidge (“to fidget”) + *-et (frequentative ending), possibly from Middle English *-ten, from Old English -ettan.
noun
- A nervous wriggling or twitching motion.
- A person who fidgets, especially habitually.
- An object, such as a tool or toy, intended to be fidgeted with.
verb
- To wiggle or twitch; to move the body, especially the fingers, around nervously or idly.“"Look, Jim, how my fingers fidget," he continued, in the pleading tone. "I can't keep e'm still, not I."”
- To cause to fidget; to make uneasy.““Do I fidget you ?” he asked apologetically, whilst his long bony fingers buried themselves, string, knots, and all, into the capacious pockets of his magnificent tweed ulster.”