Fidget — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a feeling of agitation expressed in continual motion

move restlessly

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈɪdʒɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈɪdʒɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈɪdʒɪt/

2 syllables Say it as /fˈɪdʒɪt/.

Examples

he's got the fidgets
waiting gave him a feeling of restlessness
The child is always fidgeting in his seat

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

fidgetiness restlessness

Parts of Speech

noun	a feeling of agitation expressed in continual motion “he's got the fidgets”
verb	move restlessly “The child is always fidgeting in his seat”

Word Forms

fidget	verb	move restlessly
fidgety	adjective	nervous and unable to relax
fidget	noun	a feeling of agitation expressed in continual motion

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

zappeln

ein Gefühl der Aufregung, ausgedrückt in ständiger Bewegung

🇫🇷French

agité

un sentiment d'agitation exprimé par un mouvement continu

🇪🇸Spanish

agitarse

un sentimiento de agitación expresado en movimiento continuo

🇮🇹Italian

agitarsi

una sensazione di agitazione espressa in movimento continuo

🇳🇱Dutch

friemelen

een gevoel van opwinding, uitgedrukt in voortdurende beweging

🇵🇹Portuguese

inquietação

uma sensação de agitação expressa em movimento contínuo

🇷🇺Russian

непоседа

чувство возбуждения, выраженное в постоянном движении

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कुलबुलाहट

निरंतर गति में व्यक्त उत्तेजना की भावना

🇧🇩Bengali

অস্বস্তি

ক্রমাগত গতিতে প্রকাশিত আন্দোলনের অনুভূতি

🇮🇳Tamil

படபடப்பு

தொடர்ச்சியான இயக்கத்தில் வெளிப்படுத்தப்படும் கிளர்ச்சி உணர்வு

🇮🇳Telugu

కదులుట

నిరంతర కదలికలో వ్యక్తీకరించబడిన ఆందోళన భావన

🇮🇳Marathi

फिजेट

आंदोलनाची भावना सतत गतीने व्यक्त केली जाते

🇮🇳Gujarati

અસ્વસ્થતા

સતત ગતિમાં વ્યક્ત કરાયેલ આંદોલનની લાગણી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಚಡಪಡಿಕೆ

ನಿರಂತರ ಚಲನೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಪಡಿಸಿದ ಆಂದೋಲನದ ಭಾವನೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഫിഡ്ജറ്റ്

നിരന്തരമായ ചലനത്തിൽ പ്രകടിപ്പിക്കുന്ന പ്രക്ഷോഭത്തിൻ്റെ ഒരു വികാരം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਫਿਜੇਟ

ਨਿਰੰਤਰ ਗਤੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਪ੍ਰਗਟਾਈ ਗਈ ਅੰਦੋਲਨ ਦੀ ਭਾਵਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

ہلچل

تحریک کا احساس جو مسلسل حرکت میں ظاہر ہوتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

坐立不安

通过持续运动表现出的焦躁感

🇯🇵Japanese

そわそわする

継続的な動きで表現される動揺の感覚

🇰🇷Korean

안절부절 못함

계속적인 움직임으로 표현되는 동요의 느낌

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bồn chồn

một cảm giác kích động thể hiện trong chuyển động liên tục

🇹🇭Thai

อยู่ไม่สุข

ความรู้สึกกระวนกระวายใจที่แสดงออกมาอย่างต่อเนื่อง

🇮🇩Indonesian

gelisah

perasaan gelisah yang diekspresikan dalam gerakan terus-menerus

🇵🇭Filipino

malikot

isang pakiramdam ng pagkabalisa na ipinahayag sa patuloy na paggalaw

🇲🇾Malay

gelisah

perasaan gelisah yang dinyatakan dalam gerakan berterusan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تململ

شعور بالإثارة يتم التعبير عنه في الحركة المستمرة

🇮🇷Persian

بی قراری

احساس آشفتگی که در حرکت مداوم بیان می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

kıpır kıpır

sürekli hareketle ifade edilen bir ajitasyon hissi

🇮🇱Hebrew

נוּדנִיק

תחושת תסיסה המתבטאת בתנועה מתמשכת

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