- present participle of fidget.
fidgeting
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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
Prosper watched the appeal via a video-link from HMP Belmarsh, often fidgeting in his seat.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2025
They can take four minutes on the answer, and people are now fidgeting in the crowd.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2025
One recent Canadian study suggested perhaps one in three of us might be aversely affected by other people fidgeting, experiencing intense feelings of rage, torture and disgust.
From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2024
I stop fidgeting and finally look at him.
From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi
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