fidgeting
Example Sentences
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Dubois - twitching his shoulders, stretching his neck and constantly fidgeting - insisted the "talking was done", while Wardley rolled his eyes and smiled beside him.
From BBC ● May 8, 2026
He sat still for long periods, occasionally fidgeting - but largely impassive and quiet.
From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2026
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
They can take four minutes on the answer, and people are now fidgeting in the crowd.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2025
He’s fidgeting as though he’s actually about to ask me out again.
From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King
