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
Sitting with his defense team in Judge Arun Subramanian’s lower Manhattan courtroom, a steely eyed and fidgeting Combs Friday morning listened as the ‘Me & U’ singer resumed her testimony under questioning from attorney Anna Estevao.
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 16 May 2025
Spieth, fidgeting a bit in his seat Tuesday, looked around for the first question.
—Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 14 May 2025
Game players knew this was coming and fidgeted in their seats to see what their uninitiated friends and family would make of last night’s big The Last of Us episode.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Then came Brian Harman, fidgeting over each practice swing.
—Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 16 May 2025
Spieth, fidgeting a bit in his seat Tuesday, looked around for the first question.
—Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 14 May 2025
Game players knew this was coming and fidgeted in their seats to see what their uninitiated friends and family would make of last night’s big The Last of Us episode.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Then came Brian Harman, fidgeting over each practice swing.
—Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fidget
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Animated objects tend to activate the deeply rooted human impulse to perceive things that move as alive—a tendency harnessed to great effect in the uncannily twitching wires of Pol Bury’s reliefs or Robert Breer’s creeping domes.—
Marina Isgro,
Artforum,
1 June 2025
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The early symptoms include muscle weakness, cramps, twitching, stiff muscles, speech challenges, trouble swallowing, and drooling.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 June 2025
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The prospect is fueling Democratic messaging against the bill — and making moderate Republicans and those in competitive districts squirm.—
Emily Brooks,
The Hill,
8 May 2025
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This can prepare your body to safely move things without straining your spine, whether that be a bag of yard clippings, a squirming child, or a box of books.—
Christa Sgobba,
SELF,
4 June 2025
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They’re rolled across bathroom floors, stored in public bins at TSA checkpoints, and tossed into airplane cargo holds.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 June 2025
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For weeks, social media has been flooded with videos of federal agents, their faces often shrouded by masks, violently arresting bystanders who are filming their actions, dragging a taco stand vendor by her arm and tossing smoke bombs into a crowd of angry onlookers.—
Libor Jany,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2025
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Then, of course, there were the jerking motions and the cognitive decline.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
5 May 2025
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More often than not, the jerking movements to get free only bring the meal into contact with more points of sticky contact.—
Riley Black,
Smithsonian Magazine,
6 June 2025
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In between, while tending bar at his Rock Garden Tavern, he was known to tie sleigh bells to his knees and sing, play mandolin or fiddle, and—during especially spirited performances—jump from one table to another.—
Paul Nicolaus,
Smithsonian Magazine,
26 June 2025
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The little accents from the electric guitar and fiddle also hit with a satisfying bite and plenty of presence.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
27 May 2025
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But every now and then, one of those drunken fireflies wiggles back over toward the plate, the strike zone, dodging a hitter’s swing and landing safely, right where it was meant to be.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
19 June 2025
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The child will wiggle its body and eventually learn to swing, even if nobody gives instructions.—
Steven Strogatz,
Quanta Magazine,
12 June 2025
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“Fidget.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fidget. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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