The Collaborative International Dictionary
Fodgeting
Fidget \Fidg"et\, 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.