hair twirling
Nervous finger habit
Hair twirling is the habit of wrapping strands of hair around a finger, often absentmindedly.
It's associated with nervousness, boredom, or flirtation: She sat there hair twirling through the entire lecture.
In children, it can be a self-soothing behavior; in adults, it sometimes reads as coy or girlish.
- fidgetingRestless minor movements
- curlingForming curved shapes
- nervousUneasy and apprehensive
- habitSettled regular tendency
- strandThin fiber piece
nervous habit · fingers · anxiety · absent-minded · lost in thought · boredom · flirting · coy · playing · wrapping · coiling · locks · tresses · daydreaming · distracted · soothing · self-soothing · ringlet
- bad habitssmoking, drinking, lying, swearing, gossiping
- behavioral cuesbody language, facial expression, eye contact, posture, gestures
- behaviorshabit, aggressive, agitation, conduct, passive
- body languagegestures, facial expressions, hand gestures, posture, nodding
- fidgetingfidgeting, fidget, tapping, fiddle, finger tapping
- flirtingpickup line, wink, winking, chat-up line, flirting
hair twirlingnail biting
Anxious fingertip chewing
skin picking · knuckle cracking · teeth grinding · lip biting · cuticle picking
hair twirlingsitting still
Seated without movement
hands folded · stillness · composure · motionlessness · repose
hair, twirl, hairs, haired, hairy, hairiness, hairless, twirls, twirled