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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
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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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