All 8 Uses of
fidget
in
The Mysterious Benedict Society
- A line of children already stood at the door, all of them accompanied by their parents, all fidgeting nervously.†
p. 8.4 *fidgeting = making small restless movements
- A fidgety scholar, though: He seemed quite shy, or at the very least anxious.†
p. 32.5fidgety = restless and finding it hard to sit still
- 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. 121.6fidget = make small restless movements
- 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. 227.1fidgety = restless and finding it hard to sit still
- Hey, my fidgeting isn't the only problem, you know!†
p. 227.5fidgeting = making small restless movements
- 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. 276.1fidgety = restless and finding it hard to sit still
- Sticky was hardpressed not to fidget.†
p. 298.4fidget = make small restless movements
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.