fidget
verb (used without object)
to move about restlessly, nervously, or impatiently.
was fidgeting
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past progressiveof fidget.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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You could definitely see it in the witness box: Bankman-Fried was fidgeting throughout, shifting left and right in his seat, and glaring at the courtroom with a low-eyebrow glower and a consistent frown.
From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2023
The traditionally measured, calm and 'in control' diver had disappeared and, in his place, stood a man with little composure who was fidgeting.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2021
The set was quiet, but not silent, and Conti, who had removed her shoes, was fidgeting.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 15, 2016
Bradley, facing a bunker shot at 18, was fidgeting and adjusting his hat.
From Golf Digest ● Aug. 12, 2016
It wriggled its belly farther into the coals, almost like it was fidgeting.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
