Antonyms for fidgeting

Grammar : Verb

Spell : fij-it

Phonetic Transcription : ˈfɪdʒ ɪt

Definition of fidgeting

Origin : 1670s (implied in fidgetting); see fidget (n.). Related: Fidgeted.

verb move restlessly

Example sentences :

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

Synonyms for fidgeting

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