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fidgety

[fij-i-tee] / ˈfɪdʒ ɪ ti /


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"You have to know him. He's fidgety to begin with," Payton said.

From Barron's Jan. 27, 2026

Yaxley-Lennon watched proceedings via a prison video link and appeared fidgety, occasionally rocking side to side.

From BBC Apr. 11, 2025

This equipoise held for four very productive years, but there comes a moment in all love stories when one partner gets fidgety and starts to pull away.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 4, 2025

This year, impatient as ever for winter to end, I decided to skip my usual routine of fidgety calendar watching and see if I couldn’t do something to hasten spring’s arrival.

From New York Times Mar. 16, 2024

If an older uncle or male cousin tried to hug me, I got fidgety and nervous.

From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana




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