All 3 Uses of
fidget
in
The Fellowship of the Ring
- He looked indisposed — to see Sackville-Bagginses at any rate; and he stood up, fidgeting with something in his pocket.†
Chpt 1.1 *fidgeting = making small restless movements
- Frodo fidgeted, wondering what to do.†
Chpt 1.9fidgeted = made small restless movements
- Pippin fidgeted and looked uncomfortable.†
Chpt 1.10
Definitions:
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(1)
(fidget) to make small restless movements
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Much more rarely (and usually in older literature), fidgets can reference a condition of restlessness irrespective of movements.