fidget

Example Sentences

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He started fidgeting, which was so unlike the impossible boy that it made Berlin suddenly nervous.

From Literature

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

Newby, who was being treated for a chest infection at the time, said he approached Farooq outside the maternity ward after spotting him fidgeting and looking anxious.

From BBC

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

Someone at the end of the shelves, fidgeting and staring.

From Literature