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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Fidget \Fidg"et\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Fidgeted}; p. pr & vb n. {Fodgeting}.] [From {Fidge}; cf OE fiken to fidget, to flatter, Icel. fika to hasten, Sw fika to hunt after AS befician to deceive. Cf {Fickle}.] To move uneasily one way and the other to move irregularly, or by fits and starts. --Moore. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Fidget \Fidg"et\, n. 1. Uneasiness; restlessness. --Cowper. 2. pl A general nervous restlessness, manifested by incessant changes of position; dysphoria. --Dunglison. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: fidget n : a feeling of agitation expressed in continual motion; "he's got the fidgets"; "waiting gave him a feeling of restlessness" [syn: {fidgetiness}, {restlessness}] v : move restlessly; "The child is always fidgeting in his seat"
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