fidgeting

• Sherry was fidgeting, and Qwilleran was working hard to engage her attention. —  Braun_lilian_Jackson_13_The_Cat_Who_Moved_a_Mountain
• He said nothing John Black sat fidgeting, anxious to hear the verdict But Pettibone seemed to have gone into a sort of trance. —  093 - The Awful Dynasty
• Jef Lombard was still fidgeting, as if his clothes were too tight at the armholes. —  Maigret and the Hundred Gibbets - 04—Simenon, Georges
• In spite of her fidgeting, the Queen had gone quietly enough when Sarrask suggested she might want to observe the right flank. —  Carr, John F, Kalvan Kingmaker (v1.0) (html).html
• It's a difficult conversation for everybody, but after each participant confronts the awkward moment and moves past it, you can almost see the tension dissipate -- fidgeting stops, people start making eye contact with one another, they smile at each other. —  Baltimore City Paper

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