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词汇 fidgeting
释义 fidgeting
present participle offidget
fidget
verb[ I ]
uk /ˈfɪdʒ.ɪt/ us /ˈfɪdʒ.ɪt/
to make continuous, small movements, especially if they do not have a particular purpose and you make them without meaning to, for example because you are nervous or bored: 坐立不安
Children can't sit still for long without fidgeting.孩子们无法长时间老老实实地坐着不动。
He cleared his throat and nervously fidgeted with a pencil.他清了清嗓子,紧张地摆弄着铅笔。
He fidgets with a string of worry beads.他摆弄着一串安神珠。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Making short, sudden movements
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Related word


fidgety

Examples of fidgeting


fidgeting

In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.


She sometimes demonstrated how she responded to pupils, whispering to check fidgeting, raising her voice to attract attention or just staring to indicate disapproval.
However, it is also possible that fidgeting and restlessness experienced by a terminal patient may be due to anxiety or depression similar to that experienced by a physically healthy patient.
It was also an irritant - an example of what he called "administrative fidgeting".
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They are designed to stop a child fidgeting and floating around a car.
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As a result of several years of these fidgetings with monetary policy, we observe the following monuments.
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I am anxious because there is such a thing as administrative fidgeting.
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For many disabled people the very act of fidgeting—which may be part of their disability—wears out their clothing.
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For instance, was a man who does not normally fidget, in fact fidgeting when he gave his evidence?
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Clauses 2 and 9 are prime examples of "administrative fidgeting".
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The question of children fidgeting is difficult.
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All this fidgeting with the machinery of local government will not increase the dignity of democracy if local government is not going to be capable of dealing with important functions.
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They are fidgeting to get back.
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During the trip, police observed the arrestees fidgeting and making furtive movements.
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Two of the greatest fiddling here, fidgeting with first place, passing some of the stragglers; this is the last lap.
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A common act of fidgeting is to bounce one's leg repeatedly.
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