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Definition
to make small restless movements
- A line of children already stood at the door, all of them accompanied by their parents, all fidgeting nervously.p. 8.4
- A fidgety scholar, though: He seemed quite shy, or at the very least anxious.p. 32.5
- Finally, though, Constance flashed the code for her last letter (dash, dot — an N), then looked expectantly at Sticky, who immediately began to fidget.p. 121.6
- Notoriously fidgety, Sticky signaled the answers by tugging his ear or tapping his temple — motions he disguised with head scratches, collar-straightening, and spectacle-polishing — and Constance sat in the back row, where none of the other students would notice her watching him.p. 227.1
- "Hey, my fidgeting isn't the only problem, you know!"p. 227.5
- He possesses enormous talent, but I fear the fidgeting belies an underlying weakness.p. 243.5
- But the fidgety bald boy was the only one she felt confident about.p. 276.1
- Sticky was hardpressed not to fidget.p. 298.4
There are no more uses of "fidget" in The Mysterious Benedict Society.
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