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
She carries a fidget spinner and a tablet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 12, 2026
Fadi waited, watching Ike fidget in his seat.
From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai
Students are encouraged to make use of “calming corners” in each classroom where they can find instructions for breathing exercises, fidgets and stress balls and noise-canceling headphones.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
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
Some experts believe kids with ADHD, anxiety, autism and other disorders can benefit from these and other fidgets.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 9, 2021
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
No-one fidgeted or glanced at their smartphones, as Eva explained she had the number A-26959 tattooed in blue ink on her arm.
From BBC ● Jan. 25, 2025
Barrois fidgeted with clay, aluminum foil, phone wires, even old chewing gum pulled from the bottom of church pews, twisting each material into tiny drivers for his cars.
From New York Times ● Mar. 28, 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
Jinny fidgeted with an empty claw, pulling the thin membrane inside it, to make it pinch Ben’s arm.
From "Orphan Island" by Laurel Snyder
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
“Okay,” said Farooqi, nervously fidgeting his fingers in the air.
From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein
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