fidget

Six people reveal what’s in their compact bags of calming tools, including fidget toys, sour candies and a rosary.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

The space includes fidget toys, cars, animals, books and projections on the wall.

From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026

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

“Totally. She said”—Kojo put on a funny, high-pitched voice and started pretending to fidget with a chunky necklace—“‘Oh, Uncle Heath, I’d prefer the green carpet in my free penthouse apartment in the new building.

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein

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

One sign of autism is fidgeting, but, she points out, how a black woman fidgets will be different to a white man for example.

From BBC ● Jul. 12, 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

Also, pack some fidgets for lines or mealtimes.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 21, 2022

Sandy fidgets, clutching his arm to his side, suddenly too nervous to look me in the eye anymore.

From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender

One fidgeted with a glass; the other observed me with a curious half-smile.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

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

And at the matinee I saw, it failed to connect with its audience — or at least the several dozen middle school students in attendance, who napped, whispered, fidgeted and surreptitiously checked phones.

From New York Times ● May 11, 2023

While speeches were made in English, Russian, and Icelandic, the audience fidgeted, craning their necks to the side entrance, half expecting—hoping—that at any moment Fischer would make a grand entrance.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

"With atypical absences that last longer, people may have automatic movements like fidgeting with their hands, eyelid fluttering and lip smacking. Some people may fall."

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

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

They can take four minutes on the answer, and people are now fidgeting in the crowd.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2025

People living with perceived misokinesia - a diagnosable hatred of fidgeting - call it "life limiting" and say they're buoyed by it becoming recognised as a medical condition.

From BBC ● Dec. 13, 2024

Still fidgeting with that damned pencil, he asked in a small voice, “What is it?”

From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings