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I can't do talk shows, I don't do them, just because I get really nervous and fidgeting and shaky.
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Meaning of "fidgeting" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FIDGETING

fidgeting  [ˈfɪdʒɪtɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FIDGETING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Fidgeting is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES FIDGETING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

fidgeting

Fidgeting

Fidgeting is the act of moving about restlessly. Fidgeting may be a result of nervousness, agitation, boredom or a combination of these. It may be a result of genes and is often an unconscious act. Fidgeting may involve playing with one's fingers, hair, or items of clothing. A common act of fidgeting is to bounce one's leg repeatedly. Rings are another common focus of fidgeting; variations include ring spinning, twirling or rolling along a table. Research by Dr. Karen Pine and colleagues at the University of Hertfordshire funded by The Economic and Social Research Council found that children that were allowed to fidget with their hands performed better in memory and learning tests.

Definition of fidgeting in the English dictionary

The definition of fidgeting in the dictionary is moving about restlessly. Other definition of fidgeting is fiddling with something.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FIDGETING


budgeting
ˈbʌdʒɪtɪŋ
dating
ˈdeɪtɪŋ
decorating
ˈdɛkəˌreɪtɪŋ
editing
ˈedɪtɪŋ
exciting
ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ
fascinating
ˈfæsɪˌneɪtɪŋ
fighting
ˈfaɪtɪŋ
fitting
ˈfɪtɪŋ
knitting
ˈnɪtɪŋ
lighting
ˈlaɪtɪŋ
marketing
ˈmɑːkɪtɪŋ
operating
ˈɒpəreɪtɪŋ
pargeting
ˈpɑːdʒɪtɪŋ
pargetting
ˈpɑːdʒɪtɪŋ
rating
ˈreɪtɪŋ
sitting
ˈsɪtɪŋ
songwriting
ˈsɒŋˌraɪtɪŋ
visiting
ˈvɪzɪtɪŋ
waiting
ˈweɪtɪŋ
writing
ˈraɪtɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FIDGETING

fidelismo
Fidelist
fidelista
fidelities
fidelity
fidge
fidget
fidgeter
fidgetiness
fidgetingly
fidgety
fidibus
fido
fiducial
fiducially
fiduciaries
fiduciarily
fiduciary
fiduciary issue

WORDS THAT END LIKE FIDGETING

accounting
annual general meeting
board meeting
buffeting
carpeting
committee meeting
competing
direct marketing
e-marketing
fleeting
general meeting
greeting
meeting
neuromarketing
riveting
sales meeting
sheeting
sweeting
targeting
telemarketing
ticketing

Synonyms and antonyms of fidgeting in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «FIDGETING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «fidgeting» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of fidgeting
bustle · chafe · fiddle · fret · jiggle · jitter · squirm · twitch · worry

Translation of «fidgeting» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FIDGETING

Find out the translation of fidgeting to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of fidgeting from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fidgeting» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

坐立不安
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

inquietud
570 millions of speakers

English

fidgeting
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

fidgeting
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التململ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

неспособность усидеть на месте
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

inquietação
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অধীরতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bougeotte
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kesakitan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Zappeln
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

そわそわ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

싱숭생숭
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Fidgetiness
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sốt ruột
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

fidgetiness
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अस्वस्थता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yerinde duramama
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

agitarsi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kręcić
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

нездатність всидіти на місці
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Fataiala
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

νευρικότητα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vroetel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fidgeting
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fidgeting
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fidgeting

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FIDGETING»

The term «fidgeting» is regularly used and occupies the 97.052 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FIDGETING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fidgeting

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QUOTES WITH «FIDGETING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word fidgeting.
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Devon Sawa
I can't do talk shows, I don't do them, just because I get really nervous and fidgeting and shaky.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FIDGETING»

Discover the use of fidgeting in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fidgeting and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Fidgeting: Webster's Quotations, Facts and Phrases
Familiar Quotations CertifiesThe glue on Israeli postage stamps is certified kosher.ndash;AnonymousYou are educated. Your certification is in your degree. You may think of it as the ticket to the good life.
‎2008
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Fidgeting Fat, Exploding Meat & Gobbling Whirly Birds and ...
Be a hit at parties! Amaze your boss! Surprise your houseguests! But mostly, have fun devouring this collection of amazing–but true–scientific knowledge.
Karl Kruszelnicki, 2000
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Xamidea English
Often, he says, a person suffering from a neurological illness ends up fidgeting deliberately, "mainly to distract his companion from his actual problem. It could be something as harmless as the shaking of the hand or twitching of the eye.
Various
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Handbook of Gender Research in Psychology
In the same vein, when asked to judge the assertiveness of male and female videotaped targets, the nonverbal cues used by participants differed (Mast et al., 2003). Results showed, for instance, that a high level of fidgeting was used as a sign ...
Joan C. Chrisler, Donald R. McCreary, 2010
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Machine Learning for Multimodal Interaction: 5th ...
(a) Pointing detection, (b) Fidgeting volume When a static hand is identified, its Euclidean distance from the shoulder joint is measured. When it lies more than 75% of an arm's length away from the shoulder joint (see Fig. 6.(a)) and it does not ...
Andrei Popescu-Belis, Rainer Stiefelhagen, 2008
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Applications of Nonverbal Communication
Fidgeting On the other hand, overall ratings of the amovnt of fidgeting (“Object fidgeting and/or self-fidgeting and/or facial fidgeting (undifferentiated)” DePaulo et al., 2003, p. 115) are significantly higher for liars than truthful people (11 = 0.16 ).
Ronald E. Riggio, Robert S. Feldman, 2005
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Boys and Their Toys: Understanding Men by Understanding ...
comes with being distracted, with fidgeting. Men abhor the feeling of being bored — it really is unpleasant. But men do like the — what's the best word? — buzz that accompanies fidgeting. Boredom, which is unpleasant, leads to fidgeting, ...
Bill Adler, Jr., 2007
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Fidgeting Fat, Exploding Meat & Gobbling Whirly Birds: And ...
Dr Karl continues his series, presenting the latest scientific discoveries in a popular, easy-to-read style that appeals to all - from kids to adults. Why does toast always seem to land buttered-side down?
Karl Kruszelnicki, 1999
9
The "Stop-It" Anti-fidgeting Device
Fidgeting and otherwise constant movements in individuals can be beneficial in those who suffer from Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder or Generalized Anxiety Disorder as well as others.
Scott A. Barnard, 2009
10
CBSE Sample Question Papers to Enrich Your English Core
It is not a pleasant sight to see a grown-up person fidgeting; in fact a distraction. 2 . However, despite the many times you have been told to stop playing with your hair or shaking that leg, don't be too disheartened. Recently, some doctors in ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FIDGETING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fidgeting is used in the context of the following news items.
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Powerful new street drug 'flakka' shakes Kentucky county
There were reports of people naked, some with abscesses, profusely sweating and fidgeting. A man lay in the middle of the road, petting a dog. «Indianapolis Star, Jul 15»
2
Theater trial blog: Day 47
Holmes continues fidgeting in his bed. Moments later, deputies return and adjust the blanket on his bed, removing it. Holmes starts folding the ... «9NEWS.com, Jul 15»
3
Red, green, blue: Halt And Catch Fire plays with RGB color on a …
and as she trails off, the image cuts to a close-up of her hands fidgeting with a green-checked towel: The green streaks set Gordon's story apart ... «A.V. Club, Jul 15»
4
Judge rules 11-year-old Wickliffe girl accused of murdering baby is …
The girl, who is less than 5 feet tall and around 60 pounds, sat fidgeting in her chair between her mother and her attorney with her ankles ... «cleveland.com, Jul 15»
5
Male models: Teaching men in Central America about gender and …
Las Tablas, El Salvador; and Azacualpa, Honduras — The sound of chairs squeaking beneath fidgeting teenage bodies seeps out of a dim, ... «Christian Science Monitor, Jul 15»
6
Wendy Whelan and Edward Watson, review: At their best as sado …
Javier de Frutos' self-conscious First and Wait shows the pair fidgeting and teasing in a waiting room. Arlene Phillips' Dance Me To The End of ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
7
Swatting teen a glimpse of the dark side of connectivity
In the prisoner's box, the teen from Coquitlam, B.C., presented a shambling image: fidgeting with bowl-cut bangs while a judge pronounced his ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
8
How to ask the tough questions
There are other questions that just need to be asked directly, with eye contact and without wavering or fidgeting, as though you ask these every ... «State Gazette, Jul 15»
9
Gamblers' lawsuit over Iowa forfeiture will move forward
The trooper claimed that Newmerzhycky was fidgeting and appeared nervous during a so-called motorist interview conducted in Simmons' ... «DesMoinesRegister.com, Jul 15»
10
Ashes 2015: Steven Smith's soft-shoe shuffling may give England …
Steven Smith was faffing and fidgeting, fiddling with his thigh pad, drawing out lines in his crease at various points perpendicular to his leg ... «The Independent, Jul 15»

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