jumpier; jumpiest
jumpiness
noun
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Examples of jumpy in a Sentence
trying to calm jumpy passengers
flight attendants had to calm jumpy passengers after the plane hit unexpected turbulence
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Such a string of bad luck makes for a jumpy public.
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Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 11 Feb. 2025
No wonder Lake County Congressman Brad Schneider of Highland Park and other Illinois Dems are jumpy.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
How has the market managed to hold its ground near record highs against a jarring breakdown in the bull market’s bell cow Nvidia , a jumpy bond market, some uninspiring results from Apple and Microsoft and on-and-off-and-on tariff threats against the America’s largest trading partners?
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 1 Feb. 2025
The pacing’s a little odd, its jumpy editing rhythms somehow making a lot of the scenes drag instead of trot.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2025
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Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 11 Feb. 2025
No wonder Lake County Congressman Brad Schneider of Highland Park and other Illinois Dems are jumpy.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
How has the market managed to hold its ground near record highs against a jarring breakdown in the bull market’s bell cow Nvidia , a jumpy bond market, some uninspiring results from Apple and Microsoft and on-and-off-and-on tariff threats against the America’s largest trading partners?
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 1 Feb. 2025
The pacing’s a little odd, its jumpy editing rhythms somehow making a lot of the scenes drag instead of trot.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2025
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“Jumpy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jumpy. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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jumpy
adjective
jumpier; jumpiest
: nervous sense 2a, jittery
after a long restless night, the soldiers were jumpy
jumpiness
noun
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