All fidget synonyms
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F f verb fidget
- fret β to feel or express worry, annoyance, discontent, or the like: Fretting about the lost ring isn't going to help.
- squirm β to wriggle or writhe.
- twiddle β to turn about or play with lightly or idly, especially with the fingers; twirl.
- jiggle β a jiggling movement.
- twitch β to tug or pull at with a quick, short movement; pluck: She twitched him by the sleeve.
- chafe β If your skin chafes or is chafed by something, it becomes sore as a result of something rubbing against it.
- trifle β an article or thing of very little value.
- play β a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
- fuss β an excessive display of anxious attention or activity; needless or useless bustle: They made a fuss over the new baby.
- toss β Terminal Oriented Social Science
- hitch β to fasten or tie, especially temporarily, by means of a hook, rope, strap, etc.; tether: Steve hitched the horse to one of the posts.
- jump β to spring clear of the ground or other support by a sudden muscular effort; leap: to jump into the air; to jump out a window.
- wiggle β to move or go with short, quick, irregular movements from side to side: The puppies wiggled with delight.
- fiddle β a musical instrument of the viol family.
- bustle β If someone bustles somewhere, they move there in a hurried way, often because they are very busy.
- stir β to move one's hand or an implement continuously or repeatedly through (a liquid or other substance) in order to cool, mix, agitate, dissolve, etc., any or all of the component parts: to stir one's coffee with a spoon.
- worry β to torment oneself with or suffer from disturbing thoughts; fret.
- jitter β jitters, nervousness; a feeling of fright or uneasiness (usually preceded by the): Every time I have to make a speech, I get the jitters.
- joggle β to shake slightly; move to and fro, as by repeated jerks; jiggle: She joggled the key in the lock a couple of times before getting the door open.
- shuffle β to walk without lifting the feet or with clumsy steps and a shambling gait.
- wriggle β to twist to and fro; writhe; squirm.
- play around β a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
- toy β an object, often a small representation of something familiar, as an animal or person, for children or others to play with; plaything.
noun fidget
- willies β a male given name, form of William.
- feverishness β The quality of being feverish.
- heebie-jeebies β a condition of extreme nervousness caused by fear, worry, strain, etc.; the jitters; the willies (usually preceded by the): Just thinking about ghosts gives me the heebie-jeebies.
- neurasthenia β Psychiatry. (not in technical use) nervous debility and exhaustion occurring in the absence of objective causes or lesions; nervous exhaustion.
- jitters β jitters, nervousness; a feeling of fright or uneasiness (usually preceded by the): Every time I have to make a speech, I get the jitters.
- tenseness β stretched tight, as a cord, fiber, etc.; drawn taut; rigid.
- cold sweat β If you are in a cold sweat, you are sweating and feel cold, usually because you are very afraid or nervous.
- butterflies β tremors in the stomach region due to nervousness
- butterfly β A butterfly is an insect with large colourful wings and a thin body.
- all-overs β a general feeling of unease and nervousness throughout the body (usually preceded by the).
- moodiness β given to gloomy, depressed, or sullen moods; ill-humored.
- excitability β (uncountable) The state of being excitable.
- touchy β apt to take offense on slight provocation; irritable: He is very touchy when he's sick.
- worrier β to torment oneself with or suffer from disturbing thoughts; fret.
- tremulousness β (of persons, the body, etc.) characterized by trembling, as from fear, nervousness, or weakness.
- neuroticism β the state of having traits or symptoms characteristic of neurosis.