Jittery vs Fidget - What's the difference?
jittery | fidget |
nervy, jumpy, on edge
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To wiggle or twitch; to move around nervously or idly.
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To cause to fidget; to make uneasy.
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As an adjective jittery
is nervy, jumpy, on edge.As a verb fidget is
to wiggle or twitch; to move around nervously or idly.As a noun fidget is
(informal) a person who fidgets, especially habitually.jittery
English
Adjective
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fidget
English
Verb
- "Look, Jim, how my fingers fidget ," he continued, in the pleading tone. "I can't keep e'm still, not I."
citation, passage= “Do I fidget you ?” he asked apologetically, whilst his long bony fingers buried themselves, string, knots, and all, into the capacious pockets of his magnificent tweed ulster.}}