fidget

Signification (Anglais)

Verb

1. (intransitive) To wiggle or twitch; to move the body, especially the fingers, around nervously or idly.
2. (transitive) To cause to fidget; to make uneasy.

Noun

1. A nervous wriggling or twitching motion.
2. (informal) A person who fidgets, especially habitually.
3. An object intended to be fidgeted with (such as a tool or toy).

Concepts

gigoter

remuer

s’agiter

frétiller

frétillon

impatience

remuer avec impatience

s’impatienter

gigoteur

pispa

ne pas tenir en place

sauteuse

faire des histoires

Synonymes

squirm

wriggle

move

restlessness

worry

be restless

move restlessly

twist

uneasiness

fidgetiness

fret

wiggle

flutter

traveller

be nervous

shake

🫨

jitter

flap

flit

flounce

gadabout

hesitantly

hopper

irritate

jerk

jumpiness

loach

nerve

nervousness

perturbation

quiver

restiveness

restlessly

shuffle

stir

streetwalker

thoughtless

thresh

shift about

trouble

tug

twitch

unrest

vagabond

wag

worm

🪱

wrestle

be agitated

make nervous

move about

Traductions

herumzappeln

zappeln

vagabondo

andariego

estar inquieto

agitarsi

rahatsızlık

agitarse

unruhiger Mensch

تململ

wanderlustig

Unruhe

unruhig

ballaruga

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈfɪd͡ʒ.ɪt/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From fidge (“to fidget”) + *-et (frequentative ending), possibly from Middle English *-ten, from Old English -ettan.