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 →

2) A fidget is someone who fidgets a lot. tree →

3) A fidget toy is a small toy made to be squeezed, spun or clicked in your hands. tree →

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 →
• He fidgeted with his pencil during the test. tree →
• My little brother is a real fidget. tree →
• Some children use a fidget toy to help them focus. tree →
• I always fidget when I'm nervous. tree →
• The class began to fidget after an hour of listening. tree →

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.
• Use a fidget spinner or small toy in class only if the teacher allows it, because toys can distract you and others.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «fidget» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.