fidgets

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As her mother explains how she struggled to keep her alive amid a collapsing health system in Gaza, Niveen, with her big brown eyes and tiny frame, cries and fidgets.

From BBC • May 20, 2025

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

Also, pack some fidgets for lines or mealtimes.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 21, 2022

The man fidgets, twisting a hat in his hands while Danuta sits at the table, reading the letter he’s brought.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron