(n) a feeling of agitation expressed in continual motion, Syn. fidgetiness, restlessness, Example:he's got the fidgets; waiting gave him a feeling of restlessness
v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Fidgeted; p. pr. & vb. n. Fodgeting. ] [ From Fidge; cf. OE. fiken to fidget, to flatter, Icel. fika to hasten, Sw. fika to hunt after, AS. befician to deceive. Cf. Fickle. ] To move uneasily one way and the other; to move irregularly, or by fits and starts. Moore. [ 1913 Webster ]