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Definition

to make small restless movements

Much more rarely (and usually in older literature), fidgets can reference a condition of restlessness irrespective of movements.

The child is always fidgeting in his seat

fidgeting = making small restless movements

She fidgeted like a child caught in a lie.

fidgeted = made small restless movements

Many teachers view fidgeting as a sign that a student is losing focus.
The study indicates that thin people are more likely to fidget than other people.

fidget = make small restless movements

Don't stare at people and don't fidget.
Lucy Maud Montgomery -- Anne Of Green Gables
a small blinking woman, who fidgeted incessantly with her lace, ribbons, and gold chain,
George Eliot -- Silas Marner
Without appearing to hear her, he walked to the window, fidgeted about, hummed a tune, and seemed wholly self-occupied.
Jane Austen -- Northanger Abbey
Here the Queen put on her spectacles, and began staring at the Hatter, who turned pale and fidgeted.
Lewis Carroll -- Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

fidgeted = made small restless movements

His name was Brian, but X-Ray called him Twitch because he was always fidgeting.
Louis Sachar -- Holes

fidgeting = making small restless movements

She's sitting there so silent it makes him nervous and fidgety.
Ken Kesey -- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

fidgety = restless and finding it hard to sit still

Rico, who was always fidgeting with his collar, dropped his hands and cleared his throat.
Victor Martinez -- Parrot in the Oven

fidgeting = making small restless movements

She fidgeted with the sash.
Sharon Creech -- Walk Two Moons

fidgeted = fiddled (made small restless movements)

He was fidgeting with everything in sight.
Sue Monk Kidd -- The Secret Life of Bees

fidgeting = making small restless movements

Our father was actually fidgeting.
Harper Lee -- To Kill a Mockingbird

fidgeting = making small restless movements

Lily, standing in front of her, fidgeted impatiently.
Lois Lowry -- The Giver

fidgeted = made small restless movements with hands or body

She was old and cranky-looking, and I don't think you could ever meet anyone who fidgeted more.
Arthur Golden -- Memoirs of a Geisha

fidgeted = made small restless movements

Then for an hour it was deadly dull, and I was fidgety.
Mark Twain -- The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

fidgety = restless (finding it hard to sit still)

Hearing the word beat, Grandpa began to fidget.
Wilson Rawls -- Where the Red Fern Grows

fidget = make small restless movements

Instead she begins to fidget.
Nicholas Sparks -- The Notebook

fidget = make small restless movements

'Now,' said Mother, putting her arm round Bobbie and laying her ruffled head against Bobbie's shoulder, 'try to tell me, dear.'
Bobbie fidgeted.
Edith Nesbit -- The Railway Children

fidgeted = made small restless movements

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