English-Thai Dictionary

fidget

N คน กระวนกระวาย  คน งุ่นง่าน  คน หงุดหงิด  kon-kra-won-kra-wai

 

fidget

VI กระวนกระวาย  งุ่นง่าน  กระสับกระส่าย  หงุดหงิด  flit flutter wiggle wriggle calm kra-won-kra-wai

 

fidget about

PHRV กระสับกระส่าย  ขยับ ไปมา อย่าง อยู่ไม่สุข  kra-sab-kra-sai

 

fidget with

PHRV ขยับ เล่น (บางสิ่ง  ไปมา กับ .อย่างไร้ จุดมุ่งหมาย  fiddle with ka-yab-len-pai-ma-kab yang-rai-jud-mung-mai

 

fidgety

ADJ หงุดหงิด  ซึ่ง ไม่สบายใจ  งุ่นง่าน  อยู่ไม่สุข  กระวนกระวายใจ  nervous uneasy calm relaxed ngud-ngid

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

FIDGET

n.Irregular motion; restlessness. [Vulgar. ]

 

FIDGETY

a.Restless; uneasy. [Vulgar. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

FIDGET

Fidg "et, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Fidgeted; p. pr. & vb. n. Fodgeting.]Etym: [From Fidge; cf. OE. fiken to fidget, to flatter, Icel. fika to hasten, Sw. fika to hunt after, AS. befician to deceive. Cf. Fickle. ]

 

Defn: To move uneasily one way and the other; to move irregularly, or by fits and starts. Moore.

 

FIDGET

FIDGET Fidg "et, n.

 

1. Uneasiness; restlessness. Cowper.

 

2. pl.

 

Defn: A general nervous restlessness, manifested by incessant changes of position; dysphoria. Dunglison.

 

FIDGETINESS

FIDGETINESS Fidg "et *i *ness, n.

 

Defn: Quality of being fidgety.

 

FIDGETY

FIDGETY Fidg "et *y, a.

 

Defn: Restless; uneasy. Lowell.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

fidget

fidg et |ˈfijit ˈfɪʤɪt | ▶verb ( fidgets, fidgeting, fidgeted ) [ no obj. ] make small movements, esp. of the hands and feet, through nervousness or impatience: the audience had begun to fidget on their chairs. • [ with obj. ] make (someone ) uneasy or uncomfortable: she fidgets me with her never-ending spit and polish. ▶noun a quick, small movement, typically a repeated one, caused by nervousness or impatience: he disturbed other people with convulsive fidgets. • a person given to such movements, esp. one whom other people find irritating. • (usu. fidgets ) a state of mental or physical restlessness or uneasiness: a marketing person full of nervous energy and fidgets. DERIVATIVES fidg et er noun ORIGIN late 17th cent.: from obsolete or dialect fidge ‘to twitch ’; perhaps related to Old Norse fikja ‘move briskly, be restless or eager. ’

 

fidget pie

fidget pie ▶noun Brit. a savoury pie containing onions, apples, bacon, and sometimes potatoes. ORIGIN late 18th cent. (as fitchet-pie ): perhaps from fitchet, a dialect word for ‘polecat ’, because of the strong, unpleasant odour of the pie during cooking. The change in spelling of the first word was due to association with fidget .

 

fidgety

fidg et y |ˈfijitē ˈfɪʤɪti | ▶adjective inclined to fidget; restless or uneasy: I get nervous and fidgety at the dentist. DERIVATIVES fidg et i ness noun

 

Oxford Dictionary

fidget

fidget |ˈfɪdʒɪt | ▶verb ( fidgets, fidgeting, fidgeted ) [ no obj. ] make small movements, especially of the hands and feet, through nervousness or impatience: the audience began to fidget and whisper. • be impatient or uneasy: [ with infinitive ] : he was fidgeting to get back to his shop. ▶noun a person who fidgets. • (usu. fidgets ) a state of mental or physical restlessness or unease: Captain Osborne had the fidgets. DERIVATIVES fidgeter noun ORIGIN late 17th cent.: from obsolete or dialect fidge ‘to twitch ’; perhaps related to Old Norse fikja ‘move briskly, be restless or eager ’.

 

fidget pie

fidget pie ▶noun Brit. a savoury pie containing onions, apples, bacon, and sometimes potatoes. ORIGIN late 18th cent. (as fitchet-pie ): perhaps from fitchet, a dialect word for ‘polecat ’, because of the strong, unpleasant odour of the pie during cooking. The change in spelling of the first word was due to association with fidget .

 

fidgety

fidgety |ˈfɪdʒɪti | ▶adjective inclined to fidget; restless or uneasy: I get nervous and fidgety at the dentist. DERIVATIVES fidgetiness noun

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

fidget

fidget verb 1 the audience began to fidget: move restlessly, wriggle, squirm, twitch, jiggle, shuffle, be agitated; informal be jittery. 2 she fidgeted with her scarf: play, fuss, toy, twiddle, fool around; informal fiddle, mess around. ▶noun 1 his convulsive fidgets: twitch, wriggle, squirm, jiggle, shuffle, tic, spasm. 2 what a fidget you are! flibbertigibbet, restless person, bundle of nerves.

 

fidgety

fidgety adjective why is the dog so fidgety? restless, restive, on edge, uneasy, antsy, nervous, keyed up, anxious, agitated; informal jittery, twitchy.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

fidget

fidget verb 1 the audience had begun to fidget | she fidgeted with her scarf: move restlessly, wriggle, squirm, twitch, jiggle, writhe, twist, shuffle, be jittery, be anxious, be agitated; play, fuss, toy, twiddle, fool about /around, trifle; informal fiddle, mess about /around, have ants in one's pants. ANTONYMS sit still, be at ease. 2 she seemed to fidget him: make uneasy, worry, agitate, bother, upset, ruffle. ▶noun 1 he disturbed other people with convulsive fidgets: twitch, wriggle, squirm, jiggle, shuffle, tic, spasm, shudder. 2 what a fidget you are! restless person, bundle of nerves; informal cat on hot bricks, cat on a hot tin roof. 3 (the fidgets ) that woman gives me the fidgets: restlessness, nervousness, fidgetiness, unease, uneasiness; informal the jitters, twitchiness.

 

fidgety

fidgety adjective I get a bit fidgety around females: restless, restive, on edge, uneasy, nervous, keyed up, anxious, agitated, discomposed; jumpy, shaky, quivering; Brit. nervy; informal jittery, like a cat on hot bricks, twitchy. ANTONYMS calm; still.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

fidget

fidg et /fɪ́dʒət /動詞 自動詞 1 (退屈して 神経質になって )手 [足など ]を小刻みに動かす, もじもじする, そわそわする, 貧乏ゆすりをする (around , about ) (!しばしば他人の不快を誘うことを暗示 ) ; 〈人 手などが 〉【物を 】弄 （もてあそ ）ぶ «with » .2 不安に思う .他動詞 …をそわそわ [不安に ]させる .名詞 C ｟くだけて ｠1 (そわそわして )落ち着きのない人 [子 ].2 〖通例the ～s 〗もじもじすること, 落ち着きのなさ ; そわそわした動き .h à ve [g è t ] the f í dgets ｟英 ｠じっとしていられない .

 

fidgety

fidg et y /fɪ́dʒəti /形容詞 ｟くだけて ｠〈人が 〉落ち着きのない, そわそわした (!不安 退屈を暗示 ) .