fidgeting

Example Sentences

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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

She explains that she doesn't blame people for their fidgeting and understands that most people's actions are unintentional and done out of habit.

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2024

The severity of people's aversion to fidgeting varies, she tells me.

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2024

Suspicions were reportedly aroused when a test-taker was seen repeatedly fidgeting with their glasses frames, according to one source briefed on the probe.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2024

Kaede watched Taisin struggle to contain some kind of emotion, fidgeting with the edges of her cloak.

From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo