to fidget in German is zappeln (verb).
(present: ich zapp(e)le, du zappelst, er/sie/es zappelt)
(past: zappelte, hat gezappelt)
- to wriggle, to fidget, to thrash
- sich unruhig hin- und herbewegen
- mit den Gliedmaßen unkontrolliert und schnell bewegen
- nervös oder ungeduldig sein
Example:
- Der Fisch zappelt am Haken.
- Das Kind zappelt auf dem Stuhl.
- Sie zappelt vor Aufregung.
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