fidget with

verb

fidgeted with; fidgeting with; fidgets with

: to move or handle (something) with the hands and fingers in a nervous way

He was fidgeting with his tie before the presentation.

Examples of fidget with in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That’s a level of commitment that would make even a stalwart Zen meditator fidget with frustrated boredom. — Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 9 Sep. 2026

The vehicle clearly recognizes the obstacles in the way and freezes in place for around a minute, occasionally fidgeting with the steering wheel and pulsing the brakes. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 19 Aug. 2026

He may be entitled to dislike the Supreme Court’s answer but he is really not entitled to keep fidgeting with it as though a constitutional Supreme Court judgment were merely a negotiating position. — Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026

Xavier Tyson, 15, fidgeted with his hands as Miami-Dade Circuit Court Judge Richard Hersch issued his ruling. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 26 June 2026