fidget
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Kids call them fidget toys or stress balls.
From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026
That approach, she said, helped Five Below take advantage of the current craze for “squishy dumplings” — the latest popular fidget toy that the retailer has managed to cash in on.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 18, 2026
Hernandez came up with a rule: If a child isn’t into the movie, he or she can draw, play with slime or use a fidget toy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 7, 2026
Each doll comes with a pink fidget spinner to reduce stress and improve focus, and noise-cancelling headphones to block out background sounds and therefore limit sensory overload.
From BBC ● Jan. 12, 2026
"But it was chivalrous?^ Gawaine began to fidget with his toes. "It was silly," he said eventually. "It did no good.”
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
He fidgets with a pair of eyeglasses and points a knobby index finger to underscore a point, jiggles his leg restlessly and, at one point, mimes playing guitar.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
He fidgets endlessly with his hands as if trying to rub out the scars.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2023
In interviews, he fidgets, stumbles over words and gets frustrated if he thinks he has said the wrong thing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 7, 2023
Sebastian Roelandse fidgets with headphones and bashfully whispers, “‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid.’”
From New York Times ● Oct. 6, 2022
The man fidgets, twisting a hat in his hands while Danuta sits at the table, reading the letter he’s brought.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
He said during Wednesday’s final game, he continually fidgeted with, squeezed and kissed the dark brown rosary he purchased in Mexico a decade ago that sits around his neck.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2024
Mr. Trump fidgeted throughout his time in court last week.
From New York Times ● Jan. 28, 2024
When asked what his manner was like, she replied: "Matter of fact. He appeared a bit nervous. He kind of fidgeted."
From BBC ● Jan. 25, 2024
O'Brien retorted, "You stand your butt up, big guy," as Mullin rose from his seat and fidgeted with his wedding band.
From Salon ● Nov. 14, 2023
She fidgeted for a moment, then stood quietly with her hands clasped at her waist, eyes drilled to the floor.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
In the studio and in meetings, Shulman has the restless energy of a kid—pacing around a room or fidgeting with a piano keyboard or bass guitar—combined with the intellectual affect of a quant.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 28, 2026
The severity of people's aversion to fidgeting varies, she tells me.
From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2024
Suspicions were reportedly aroused when a test-taker was seen repeatedly fidgeting with their glasses frames, according to one source briefed on the probe.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2024
Matthews stood facing the judge, her legs fidgeting throughout the hearing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2024
Fina is standing beside my table, fidgeting with her backpack straps.
From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish
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