Fidget

Verb

To make small movements, especially of the hands and feet, through nervousness or impatience.

Pronunciation

Fid-get

Synonyms

Squirm, Jitter, Fumble, Wriggle, Restless

Antonyms

Calm, Still, Relax, Settle, Compose

Indian Languages

🇮🇳 Hindi → बेचैन होना (bechain hona)

🇮🇳 Bengali → অস্থির হওয়া (asthir howa)

🇮🇳 Tamil → அசைவு (asaivu)

🇮🇳 Kannada → ಚಲಿಸುವುದು (chalisuvudu)

🇮🇳 Telugu → కదలడం (kadaladham)

🇮🇳 Urdu → بے چینی کرنا (bechaini karna)

European Languages

🇪🇸 Spanish → Inquietarse

🇫🇷 French → S'agiter

🇩🇪 German → Zappeln

Other Asian Languages

🇨🇳 Chinese → 坐立不安 (zuò lì bù ān)

🇯🇵 Japanese → そわそわする (sowasowa suru)

Examples
  1. She tends to fidget when she is nervous during presentations.
  2. The child couldn't sit still and kept fidgeting in his chair.
  3. He fidgeted with his pen while waiting for the interview to start.