fidget

Betekenis (Engels)

Verb

1. To wiggle or twitch; to move the body, especially the fingers, around nervously or idly.
2. 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).

Concepten

friemelen

ronddraaien

wriemelen

frunniken

fiedelen

Synoniemen

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

be uneasy

move about restlessly

move about uneasily

agitate

be spoiling for

agitation

alarm

apprehensiveness

bashfully

be anxious

be naughty

bother

concern

discomposure

disorder

disquiet

disquietude

disturb

disturbance

dither

fiddle

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈfɪd͡ʒ.ɪt/

Etymologie (Engels)

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