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# fidget

«fidget» in Mova's school dictionary: **to keep moving your hands, feet or body in small restless…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (fidget, fidgets, fidgeted, fidgeting); noun (a fidget — a person who fidgets; fidgets — restless movements); adjective use (fidget toy, fidget spinner)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To fidget means to keep moving your hands, feet or body in small restless ways, because you are bored, nervous or cannot sit still. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fidget/#m1)

2) A fidget is someone who fidgets a lot. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fidget/#m2)

3) A fidget toy is a small toy made to be squeezed, spun or clicked in your hands. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fidget/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

At school, teachers ask children not to fidget during carpet time or assembly, but some children concentrate better with a fidget toy, and movement breaks help everyone. In stories, a fidgeting character is nervous, bored or impatient. Phrases: stop fidgeting, fidget with, fidget toy, fidget spinner, a real fidget.

### examples

- Stop fidgeting and sit still, please. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fidget/#x1)
- He fidgeted with his pencil during the test. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fidget/#x2)
- My little brother is a real fidget. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fidget/#x3)
- Some children use a fidget toy to help them focus. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fidget/#x4)
- I always fidget when I'm nervous. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fidget/#x5)
- The class began to fidget after an hour of listening. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fidget/#x6)

### note

Regular verb with one t: fidgeted, fidgeting (not «fidgetted»). Adjective: fidgety. Fidgeting is not naughty in itself; many children need to move.

### In the corpora

- [Nervousness can make the voice shake and the hands fidget or tremble.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/14-faces-and-voices/12/)
- [Use a fidget spinner or small toy in class only if the teacher allows it, because toys can distract you and others.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/242-sharing-toys-and-board-games/11/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «fidget» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fidget/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.