jumpy

adjective

ˈjəm-pē How to pronounce jumpy (audio)
Definition of jumpynext
1
as in excitable
easily excited by nature a jumpy little terrier

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2
as in worried
feeling or showing uncomfortable feelings of uncertainty flight attendants had to calm jumpy passengers after the plane hit unexpected turbulence

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Recent Examples of jumpy Other bright bouncy acts include pop-punk-plus acts Hit the Lights and Major League, the entertainingly mysterious multi-instrumentalist Buckethead and, unbelievably, the still-jumpy British shouters EMF. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026 The free community event will feature vendors, food, jumpy houses, ponies, giveaways, fellowship and music for families in the community. — Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026 With the jumpy Moon in your partnership zone and vulnerable Chiron in your academic sector, their cooperative sextile has much to teach you. — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2026 Drivers would often play the jumpy house subgenre bacardi and raw, fidgety gqom. — Pitchfork, 20 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for jumpy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jumpy
  1. excitable
  2. worried
  3. nervous
  4. anxious
  5. unstable
  6. upset
  7. uneasy
  8. troubled
Adjective
  • The studio released the official trailer for the film on Thursday, showing Edgar-Jones as the formidable Elinor Dashwood; Esmé Creed-Miles as her excitable sister, Marianne; and Bodhi Rae Breathnach as their youngest sibling, Margaret.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2026
  • The excitable kids had been instructed several times to give Bryce Young room.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 1 June 2026
Definition of excitable
Adjective
  • If anyone was worried about a lack of personality from SEC coaches this coming season, their fears were likely quelled during SEC Media Days this week.
    — Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 July 2026
  • Luria, however, worried about that tangle of investments which bind the AI giants to their own customers; the love triangle of Google, Amazon and Anthropic; Microsoft and OpenAI, Nvidia and CoreWeave.
    — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 23 July 2026
Definition of worried
Adjective
  • And investors are increasingly nervous about when and whether the mind-boggling sums being spent by Big Tech on data centers will ever generate returns.
    — Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 23 July 2026
  • This can reduce uncertainty for patients who are nervous about traveling abroad.
    — Nia Bowers, USA Today, 22 July 2026
Definition of nervous
Adjective
  • Meditation, deep breathing, physical exercise or something as simple as doing laundry can interrupt the cycle of anxious searching.
    — Rachel Hale, USA Today, 19 July 2026
  • Students are less anxious about money, less overwhelmed; their physical and mental health has improved.
    — Jay A. Perman, Baltimore Sun, 18 July 2026
Definition of anxious
Adjective
  • Ghosh is right to argue that naturalistic narratives are not up to the urgent task of depicting our unstable moment.
    — Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026
  • Criminals and dangerously unstable individuals who illegally obtain firearms are.
    — Eric "Doc" Stelnicki, Sun Sentinel, 20 July 2026
Definition of unstable
Adjective
  • Then Greyson mentions that things at school aren’t great and the kids are mean to him, and Jenn gets even more upset.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 24 July 2026
  • But even taken at face value, many appear upset at the disregard of rest.
    — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 23 July 2026
Definition of upset
Adjective
  • But further listens reveal something uneasy below the surface.
    — Ethan Beck, Pitchfork, 23 July 2026
  • Casey imagines America as a crumbling hotel, with each of the album’s nine songs occupying a room haunted by its own uneasy guest.
    — SPIN Staff, SPIN, 22 July 2026
Definition of uneasy
Adjective
  • The film centers on Prabha, a troubled young man whose sudden and unexplained death triggers a ripple effect across his extended family and community.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 July 2026
  • What To Watch For Whether Guerrero’s shooting will spur efforts to add guardrails on ICE agents, as Democratic lawmakers told the AP that Brouillette’s allegedly troubled background had exposed flaws in how the agency hires and deploys its officers.
    — Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
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