fidgets
Example Sentences
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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
Sebastian Roelandse fidgets with headphones and bashfully whispers, “‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid.’”
From New York Times ● Oct. 6, 2022
“How quickly you guessed! Yes, it’s about her, and though it’s a little thing, it fidgets me.”
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
