fidgety

«fidgety» in Mova's school dictionary: unable to keep still, moving your hands, feet or body a… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (fidgety, fidgetier, fidgetiest); verb fidget; noun a fidget

meaning for a pupil

1) Fidgety means unable to keep still, moving your hands, feet or body a lot because you are bored, nervous or restless. tree →

2) A fidget toy is a small toy for busy hands. tree →

sense in the lessons

Classroom and everyday life (long assemblies, car journeys). In stories it shows a character is nervous, bored or excited. Phrases: feel fidgety, get fidgety, fidget toy, stop fidgeting.

examples

• I get fidgety in long assemblies. tree →
• The fidgety puppy would not sit still. tree →
• He was fidgety before his turn on stage. tree →
• A short run helps fidgety children focus. tree →
• The fidgety girl kept twisting her hair. tree →
• Long car journeys make my brother fidgety. tree →

note

Fidget (verb or noun), fidgety (adjective). Being fidgety is normal; some children concentrate better with something to hold.

Trees and pragmatics

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