fidget
verb (used without object)
to move about restlessly, nervously, or impatiently.
fidgeting
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present participleof fidget.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
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
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
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 two rabbits waited in silence, broken only by the continual nervous fidgeting of Fiver.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
