fidgetiness
noun
Examples of fidgety in a Sentence
He grew more fidgety with each passing hour.
I get too fidgety to sit after a few minutes in a waiting room.
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Many young children will be fidgety sitting at a desk for a long period of time, so this can help.
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wendy Wisner, Parents, 25 July 2024
Karinchak, who is notoriously fidgety on the mound, was charged with a ball on an 0-2 count to the Mariners’ J.P. Crawford.
—Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2023
The lyrics were sly and funny but could also detour, like a fidgety schoolkid sitting by the window, into daydreams.
—James Poniewozik, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2023
Before Globe Santa and after Globe Santa: One showing a bored, fidgety child and harried mom; the other, a happy child and happy mom.
—Ellen Bartlett, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Dec. 2022
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wendy Wisner, Parents, 25 July 2024
Karinchak, who is notoriously fidgety on the mound, was charged with a ball on an 0-2 count to the Mariners’ J.P. Crawford.
—Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2023
The lyrics were sly and funny but could also detour, like a fidgety schoolkid sitting by the window, into daydreams.
—James Poniewozik, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2023
Before Globe Santa and after Globe Santa: One showing a bored, fidgety child and harried mom; the other, a happy child and happy mom.
—Ellen Bartlett, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Dec. 2022
See All Example Sentences for fidgety
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“Fidgety.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fidgety. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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