as in to twitch
to make jerky or restless movements
small children are likely to fidget in church
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Recent Examples of fidget
Quiet rooms are available for overstimulated campers, stocked with noise-canceling headphones and fidget toys.
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David Oliver, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025
In your experience, do people fidget to purposely get non-conclusive results?
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2025
Instead, the players stood behind him patiently — fidgeting now and then, their faces mainly expressionless — as Trump answered questions that mostly related to the potential of U.S. involvement in Israel’s war against Iran.
—Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025
These non-workout movements may include walking, cleaning, fidgeting, or running errands.
—Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 6 June 2025
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David Oliver, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025
In your experience, do people fidget to purposely get non-conclusive results?
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2025
Instead, the players stood behind him patiently — fidgeting now and then, their faces mainly expressionless — as Trump answered questions that mostly related to the potential of U.S. involvement in Israel’s war against Iran.
—Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025
These non-workout movements may include walking, cleaning, fidgeting, or running errands.
—Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 6 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fidget
Verb
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My hand twitched toward the phone, muscle memory stronger than willpower.—
Maggie Downs,
Oc Register,
9 Sep. 2025
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Jones’ raw traits have always been jaw-dropping — a 6-foot-6 defensive end who can combine an edge rusher’s twitch with an interior lineman’s power.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
30 Aug. 2025
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Still, Sabbath sounded amazing, the band’s distinctive vibe of limitless cosmic encumbrance, of Man squirming under the thumb of Fate, God, madness—the essential heavy-metal vision—somehow magnified by the venerable wobbliness of its playing.—
James Parker,
The Atlantic,
12 Sep. 2025
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But the Rockies, as is their wont, made the Padres squirm, belting 14 hits, including a solo home run by Mickey Moniak in the ninth off Robert Suarez.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
7 Sep. 2025
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Mash it up, smear it on toast, toss it in a salad, or eat it straight.—
Claire Bugos,
Verywell Health,
17 Sep. 2025
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Judge tosses two murder charges related to acts of terrorism against Luigi Mangione, the alleged killer of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO last year.—
Amy Feldman,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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With an epic Oscar-winning title song by Streisand and tear-jerking scenes aplenty, this film is a perennial favorite and often referred to in pop culture.—
Alex Apatoff,
PEOPLE,
16 Sep. 2025
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One video posted to the social platform X appeared to show Kirk addressing the students, at one point speaking about gang violence, before being struck near the neck and later jerking to his left side.—
Caroline Vakil,
The Hill,
10 Sep. 2025
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As Rossini stowed her purse in a tiny back office, a manager named Katie Atlas was onboarding a new employee, a young woman who fiddled nervously with her necklace.—
Hannah Goldfield,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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But so too does fiddle — not violin, fiddle — and piano.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
20 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Lopez allowed runs in the first and fifth innings, but each time wiggled out of what could have been big trouble.—
John Shipley,
Twin Cities,
13 Sep. 2025
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Give the culprit a small spritz, let sit for a second, and then carefully wiggle the zipper back and forth while pulling up or down as needed.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Fidget.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fidget. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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