Fidget
(verb)
- To make small, nervous movements, typically with one's hands or feet.
- To be unable to sit still or keep still due to restlessness or nervousness.
- To be unable to keep one's mind on something.
Origin:
Late 16th century (as a noun denoting a small device for occupying the hands): perhaps from dialect fidget "fidgeting, restlessness".
Examples:
- He couldn't help but fidget during the long lecture.
- She was fidgeting with her pen during the meeting.
- He was fidgeting in his seat as he waited for the interview.
- She fidgeted with her hair while she was on the phone.
- He could not stop fidgeting, his nerves were getting the best of him.