Fidget vs. Squirm

Fidget and Squirm Definitions
Fidget
To behave or move nervously or restlessly.
Squirm
To twist about in a wriggling, snakelike motion; writhe.
Fidget
To play or fuss; fiddle
He fidgeted with his notes while lecturing.
Squirm
To feel or exhibit signs of humiliation or embarrassment.
Fidget
To cause to behave or move nervously or restlessly.
Squirm
The act of squirming.
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Fidget
Fidgets A condition of restlessness as manifested by nervous movements. Often used with the
A bored child who had the fidgets.
Squirm
A squirming movement.
Fidget
One that fidgets.
Squirm
To twist one's body with snakelike motions.
The prisoner managed to squirm out of the straitjacket.
Fidget
(intransitive) To wiggle or twitch; to move the body, especially the fingers, around nervously or idly.
Squirm
To twist in discomfort, especially from shame or embarrassment.
I recounted the embarrassing story in detail just to watch him squirm.
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Fidget
(transitive) To cause to fidget; to make uneasy.
Squirm
To evade a question, an interviewer etc. en
Fidget
A nervous wriggling or twitching motion.
Squirm
A twisting, snakelike movement of the body.
Fidget
(informal) A person who fidgets, especially habitually.
Squirm
To twist about briskly with contortions like an eel or a worm; to wriggle; to writhe.
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Fidget
A toy intended to be fidgeted with.
Squirm
The act of wiggling
Fidget
To move uneasily one way and the other; to move irregularly, or by fits and starts.
Squirm
To move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling);
The prisoner writhed in discomfort
The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace
Fidget
Uneasiness; restlessness.
Fidget
A general nervous restlessness, manifested by incessant changes of position; dysphoria.
Fidget
A feeling of agitation expressed in continual motion;
He's got the fidgets
Waiting gave him a feeling of restlessness
Fidget
Move restlessly;
The child is always fidgeting in his seat