as in twitchy
making jerky or restless movements
I get too fidgety to sit after a few minutes in a waiting room
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Recent Examples of fidgety
Often encircled by his rapt yet fidgety students, Dance Teacher Pat (Michael Wood) is a zealot who saddles his team with a choreographed tribute to Gandhi.
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Celia Wren, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2022
Charles stands as the bridge to generations and generations of inevitability — all the way down to 9-year-old Prince George, the someday-king with a tousle of blond hair and fidgety energy.
—Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 20 Sep. 2022
Our planet is a shifting mass of molten rock that continually migrates beneath the crust; even the deep mantle and its overlying upper mantle are fidgety, causing earthquakes.
—Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics, 16 Aug. 2022
The man was very fidgety and could not stop moving around.
—cleveland, 1 May 2022
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Celia Wren, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2022
Charles stands as the bridge to generations and generations of inevitability — all the way down to 9-year-old Prince George, the someday-king with a tousle of blond hair and fidgety energy.
—Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 20 Sep. 2022
Our planet is a shifting mass of molten rock that continually migrates beneath the crust; even the deep mantle and its overlying upper mantle are fidgety, causing earthquakes.
—Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics, 16 Aug. 2022
The man was very fidgety and could not stop moving around.
—cleveland, 1 May 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fidgety
Adjective
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The Viper 2 Pro weighs just 58 grams, giving you those fast, twitchy responses for shooters.—
Simon Hill,
Wired News,
11 July 2025
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But, according to Hines, his road to recovery was more about rediscovering the twitchy cutting ability that became his trademark in the NFL.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
11 July 2025
Adjective
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Many tourism leaders in gateway towns near them are worried tourists will start going elsewhere if the park experience or its environment gets eroded.—
Kirk Siegler,
NPR,
24 July 2025
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As an interior and environment appropriations bill makes its way through Congress, activists are worried about its impacts, including on coal ash regulations.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
23 July 2025
Adjective
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Cafu, on the other hand, will be entering the ring with plenty of confidence and hunger, knowing that an upset win could change his life and put him at the center of the super flyweight spotlight.—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 July 2025
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Tamra explained that Shannon was upset that she and Alexis Bellino, who is currently engaged to Shannon’s ex John Janssen, were scheduled to be there at the same time.—
Liza Esquibias,
People.com,
18 July 2025
Adjective
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Despite more than 50 years in show business – running the gamut of Broadway, TV and film − Martin Short refreshingly still feels nervous ahead of hosting his first game show.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
23 July 2025
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All 11 brought home at least one full point in Rome, the result of their talent but also of a cohesive approach where veteran Justin Rose was willing to be paired with nervous rookie Robert MacIntyre in fourball and sit the foursomes sessions.—
Brody Miller,
New York Times,
23 July 2025
Adjective
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With Iran and its proxies diminished and Gulf states anxious to diversify their economies, any prospect for broader peace and normalization runs through Riyadh.—
Edward Felsenthal,
Time,
23 July 2025
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This is their first major sit-down interview together, and both are a bit anxious.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
23 July 2025
Adjective
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But Sandler was uninterested in the sport, and usually got antsy.—
Jake Coyle,
Chicago Tribune,
23 July 2025
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But at least some analysts are getting antsy and are keen to see those kinds of PVH+ gains hit more of the company’s overall business.—
Evan Clark,
Footwear News,
21 July 2025
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“Fidgety.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fidgety. Accessed 1 Aug. 2025.
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