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.

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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 Clicking into a trend Fidget clickers are a type of tactile tool, sometimes with an auditory component, that people press, click or fidget with to help regulate their emotions or concentrate on tasks. — Jennifer Liu valentina Duarte, CNBC, 14 June 2026 Sánchez stood on the mound and finally cracked a smile and fidgeted with the bill of his cap after a nearly minute-long standing ovation from 40,453 Phillies fans. — CBS News, 3 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for fidget with

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