fidget with (something)

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 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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