fidget
verb (used without object)
to move about restlessly, nervously, or impatiently.
had fidgeted
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past perfectof fidget.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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General Lewis Hyde Brereton had fidgeted for weeks waiting for the moment to arrive.
From Time Magazine Archive
Since then, every evening, Mom and Grandma had fidgeted, going to the kitchen on the landing, finding something to do on the roof, unable to relax as they waited for Dad to come home.
From "Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution" by Ji-li Jiang
"Sus-marie-hosep!" exclaimed the delighted Major, who had fidgeted while his protégé was undergoing the Governor's test, "Don't mistake our driving force for—I'd like to hear the native demagogues argue on that thesis!"
From Terry A Tale of the Hill People by Charles Goff Thomson
Mr. Scott Eccles had fidgeted in his seat during this conversation.
From The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
During this recital the Elder had fidgeted to the end of his chair.
From Captain Pott's Minister by Francis L. (Francis Le Roy) Cooper
