fidget
verb (used without object)
to move about restlessly, nervously, or impatiently.
fidgets
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pluralof fidget.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof fidget (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
fidgetverb (used without object)to move about restlessly, nervously, or impatiently.
Example Sentences
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He fidgets with a pair of eyeglasses and points a knobby index finger to underscore a point, jiggles his leg restlessly and, at one point, mimes playing guitar.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
The story is simple: The dad flusters, fidgets and whines; the girl gobbles room service as though aspiring to become human foie gras.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026
As her mother explains how she struggled to keep her alive amid a collapsing health system in Gaza, Niveen, with her big brown eyes and tiny frame, cries and fidgets.
From BBC ● May 20, 2025
Sebastian Roelandse fidgets with headphones and bashfully whispers, “‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid.’”
From New York Times ● Oct. 6, 2022
Jax fidgets, and Deb pretends to pay attention.
From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari
