fidget
Shift without purpose
To fidget is to make small, restless movements—shifting in your seat, tapping your fingers, playing with your hair.
Fidgeting often signals nervousness, boredom, or excess energy: Stop fidgeting and sit still.
A fidget is a person who fidgets, or an instance of fidgeting.
A fidget spinner is a small handheld toy designed to occupy restless hands.
Involuntary muscular jerk
- squirmTwist from discomfort
- wiggleMove with small twists
- jiggleShake with small movements
- shiftMovement or work period
tap · bounce · rock · sway · wriggle · waggle · wobble · shimmy
Twist from discomfort
- wiggleMove with small twists
- squirmyInclined to wriggle
- shiftMovement or work period
- restiveStubbornly resistant to control
impatient · fretful · fussy · uncomfortable · antsy · agitated · uneasy · edgy
Troubled by uncertainty
- jitteryAnxiously restless
- nervousUneasy and apprehensive
- tenseStrained or nervous
- on edgeTense and anxious
jumpy · skittish · apprehensive · uneasy · worried · stressed · nail-biting · overwrought
twitch
Involuntary muscular jerk
shift · tap · bounce · rock · sway · wriggle · waggle · wobble · shimmy · drumming
squirm
Twist from discomfort
restive · impatient · fretful · fussy · uncomfortable · antsy · agitated · uneasy · edgy · restless
anxious
Troubled by uncertainty
on edge · jumpy · skittish · apprehensive · uneasy · worried · stressed · nail-biting · overwrought · frazzled
spinner
Thing that rotates
stress ball · putty · clicker · squeeze toy · slider · roller · bendy · chewable · desk toy · handheld
calm
Free from agitation
focus · concentrate · redirect · occupy · channel · release · therapy · coping · stimming · grounding
- fidgetingtapping, fiddle, finger tapping, twiddle, toe tapping
- pick atnibble, peck, scratch, poke, prod
- reflexesreflex, reflexes, reflex action, reflex response, quick reflexes
- Neurodiversityautism spectrum, ASD, neurodivergence, neurotypical, spectrum
- flinchingflinch, flinching, wince, wincing, recoil
- movementwalk, move, go, run, jump
fidgetsit still
Remain motionless and calm
be still · freeze · hold still · stay put · stand still
fidgetrelax
Become less tense
unwind · calm down · settle down · decompress · chill
- fidget spinnerPalm-sized rotating distraction
- fidget toyHandheld focus aid
- fidget cubeHandheld device for restless fingers
- fidget ringRotating ring for anxious hands
- fidget padHandheld device for restless fingers
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