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
Before Globe Santa and after Globe Santa: One showing a bored, fidgety child and harried mom; the other, a happy child and happy mom.
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Ellen Bartlett, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Dec. 2022
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.
—Celia Wren, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 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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Ellen Bartlett, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Dec. 2022
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.
—Celia Wren, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 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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That will be another emphasis this week against the twitchy Fields.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
10 Oct. 2025
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Toward the end of our conversation, Dickinson gets twitchy again.—
Carrie Battan,
Vulture,
6 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Adding to the action is a colorful, squirmy worm that will get kids laughing and moving.—
Pamela Brill,
Parents,
2 Oct. 2025
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The final 20 minutes of this episode consists of almost nonstop action-horror, as multiple humans wander through the dark wreckage in and around the Maginot, before getting attacked by various squirmy bloodletters.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
13 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Alvar Aalto’s wiggly vase is instantly recognizable—a collectible item that will properly commemorate the special occasion.—
Erika Owen,
Architectural Digest,
7 Oct. 2025
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Like the wiggly jelly noodles in the spectacular jiang feng ($13), served cold.—
Rachel Bernhard,
jsonline.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Emma Donoghue’s Room, which continues to haunt worried parents everywhere?—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
18 Oct. 2025
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There also are those worried about player and staff safety as rowdy revelers stomp onto the field.—
Andy Greder,
Twin Cities,
18 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Even after the misunderstanding, Herrera didn't appear to be upset.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Oct. 2025
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Kim was upset, especially when the hamster unexpectedly died shortly after.—
Sydni Ellis,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Each new round of tariffs rattles markets and makes investors more nervous about what the White House might do next.—
Veronique De Rugy,
Oc Register,
17 Oct. 2025
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When Wright first reached out to Hall, Hall was nervous about working with the shelter.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Hailey, usually the more anxious one, was struck when her typically calm husband brought it up first.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
19 Oct. 2025
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Volunteers became depressed, irritable, anxious, and withdrawn.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
18 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Edman noticed Freeman growing antsy with the wait.—
Katie Woo,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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Better to look concerned and antsy, excuse yourself, and dash.—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Fidgety.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fidgety. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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