Both Uses
fidget
in
The Giver
(Edited)
- I remember how proud my parents looked — and my sister, too; even though she wanted to be out riding the bicycle publicly, she stopped fidgeting and was very still and attentive when my turn came.
p. 14.9fidgeting = making small restless movements with hands or body
- Lily, standing in front of her, fidgeted impatiently.
p. 40.1 *fidgeted = made small restless movements with hands or body
Definitions:
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(1)
(fidget) to make small restless movements
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) Much more rarely (and usually in older literature), fidgets can reference a condition of restlessness irrespective of movements.