Word a Day
fidget
What does fidget mean?
fidget (verb): to wiggle or twitch; to move the body, especially the fingers, around nervously or idly.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use fidget in a sentence?
- The child is always fidgeting in his seat. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce fidget?
/ˈfɪdʒɪt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does fidget come from?
From fidge (“to fidget”) + *-et (frequentative ending), possibly from Middle English *-ten, from Old English -ettan.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “fidget” mean?
to gain (a desired result or other objective) through effort; to accomplish, to achieve
Not quite: that's what attain means.
to clean thoroughly; to rid of impurities; to cleanse; to clear of (something unwanted)
Not quite: that's what purge means.
to wiggle or twitch; to move the body, especially the fingers, around nervously or idly
Right! That's what “fidget” means.
look suggestively or obliquely; look or gaze with a sly, immodest, or malign expression
Not quite: that's what leer means.
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