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Word entry · 6 letters

fidget

Best crossword clue

"Squirm nervously"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈfɪd͡ʒ.ɪt/Part of speech verb, nounSorted defgitStarts with FEnds with T1 cluesCommon crossword word
1F2I3D4G5E6T

Definitions

  1. To make small restless movements, especially from nerves or impatience.

Word origin

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

Used in a sentence

  • "Look, Jim, how my fingers fidget," he continued, in the pleading tone. "I can't keep e'm still, not I."
  • Will you stop fucking about and fidgeting in my peripherals? I'm trying to concentrate.
  • “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.

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