fidgeting
Example Sentences
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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
One common way people try to manage the condition is by avoiding looking at fidgeting or by distracting themselves, Dr Gregory says.
From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2024
If so, perhaps you too have a condition called misokinesia - a diagnosible hatred of fidgeting.
From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2024
A line of children already stood at the door, all of them accompanied by their parents, all fidgeting nervously.
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
