fidget about
To compulsively move around in a nervous or restless manner. Mary, stop fidgeting about like that and sit still! My mother always fidgets about the house when we have company. She's five years old—of course she's going to fidget about during class!
fidget around
To compulsively move around in a nervous or restless manner. Mary, stop fidgeting around like that and sit still! My mother always fidgets around the house when we have company. She's five years old—of course she's going to fidget around during class!
fidget spinner
A small propeller-shaped toy designed to be spun atop one's fingertip. Ostensibly a device to help people with attention deficit disorder or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder increase their focus, the fidget spinner became popular with schoolchildren and those who use it to try to ease anxiety or restlessness. Ever since I got my son a fidget spinner, he's had an easier time paying attention in class, but the school is considering banning them as a distraction. I don't see the appeal of fidget spinners myself. I've found other fidget toys that help me to focus better. OK, I'm taking back the fidget spinners if you two are just going to throw them at each other. That is not their intended purpose!
fidget with (something)
To compulsively fiddle with something in a nervous or restless manner. Mary, stop fidgeting with your necklace like that and sit still! Erin, I know you're bored, but stop fiddling with the hem of your dress. I find that I fiddle with my wedding ring when I get nervous.
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fidget around
to wiggle and twitch nervously. The child sat there, fidgeting around for over ten minutes. Please don't fidget around so.
fidget with something
to play with something nervously. Please don't fidget with your zipper. Carl is always fidgeting with his left ear.
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