fidget
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I don’t think I meditated particularly well, though I did sit entirely still for 45-minute long stretches, a triumph for this restless fidgeter.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026
The practical reason for this is obvious: Knitting takes both hands, which can make it an excellent discipline for the chronic fidgeter or phone-checker.
From Slate • Sep. 1, 2016
I’m a fidgeter — it’s very hard for me to relax.
From New York Times • Jun. 12, 2015
Slight, a bit of a fidgeter, drinking apple juice, he's not a prototype leading man.
From The Guardian • Feb. 20, 2011
Furthermore, warned the booklet, "don't be a finger fidgeter, a hand washer, a clothing adjuster, a tapper, twister, nose puller, whisker feeler, or an Adam's apple adjuster."
From Time Magazine Archive
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