fidgety
adjective (fidgety, fidgetier, fidgetiest); verb fidget; noun a fidget
Everyday
- Fidgety means unable to keep still, moving your hands, feet or body a lot because you are bored, nervous or restless. tree →
- A fidget toy is a small toy for busy hands. tree →
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.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «fidgety» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «fidgety» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
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