Students fidgeted, glanced at clock.

Meaning: The students were feeling restless and kept looking at the clock, probably because they were bored or waiting for something.

Choice of Words: Students are people who go to school. Fidget means to move around restlessly. Glanced means to look quickly at something. Clock is a device that tells time. When you put them together, it's like the students were feeling restless and kept looking at the clock.

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