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Synonyms for fidgeting
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : fij-it |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈfɪdʒ ɪt |
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Définition of fidgeting
Origin :- 1670s (implied in fidgetting); see fidget (n.). Related: Fidgeted.
- verb move restlessly
- After fidgeting a moment he added, "Well, I cal'late I'll have to be goin' now."
- Extract from : « Thankful's Inheritance » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- It was half-past seven when he returned and found Azuba fidgeting in the dining-room.
- Extract from : « Cap'n Dan's Daughter » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- And whichever they say I shall keep on fidgeting until I see what happens after that.
- Extract from : « Mary-'Gusta » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- She had set down the knitting, and was fidgeting, first with her cap and then her apron.
- Extract from : « A Son of Hagar » by Sir Hall Caine
- Archie had been fidgeting in his chair––hardly able to command his politeness.
- Extract from : « Billy Topsail & Company » by Norman Duncan
- Leofwin, who had been fidgeting around for an opening, now burst forth.
- Extract from : « Tutors' Lane » by Wilmarth Lewis
- He sat for a moment biting his nails nervously and fidgeting in his chair.
- Extract from : « The Silent Bullet » by Arthur B. Reeve
- The anxious chairman was fidgeting in an agony of apprehension.
- Extract from : « The Convert » by Elizabeth Robins
- She could hear him fidgeting with whip and reins, but she gazed upward still.
- Extract from : « Moor Fires » by E. H. (Emily Hilda) Young
- Yes,” I said uneasily, for I had been fidgeting a good deal; “he is a long time.
- Extract from : « Blue Jackets » by George Manville Fenn
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