fiddling

Example Sentences

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I expected to see someone like Mr. Quon manning the counter, but a young woman was perched on a tall stool behind it, idly fiddling with an abacus.

From Literature

The commanding officer dismissed us and I lingered outside of his door longer than I needed to, straightening and fiddling with my uniform.

From Literature

Mrs. Tracywas still fiddling with something, and I scanned the room.

From Literature

She pauses for a long time, then she lets go of his hands and looks down at her lap, fiddling with the edge of her cardigan.

From Literature

I was fiddling with my phone during both expressions of loyalty, nervous that I wouldn’t get an intelligible recording of Mr. Paxton’s remarks.

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