as in fidgety
making jerky or restless movements
examining the twitchy little poodle was a challenge for the vet
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Recent Examples of twitchy
The balance between witty humor and monster mayhem is perfectly calibrated, with John Goodman bringing the laughs as a gregarious exterminator and Jeff Daniels providing twitchy paranoia as a small-town doctor with an intense phobia of all things arachnid.
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Katie Rife, EW.com, 18 Oct. 2024
Played in sequence or together, the interval between the notes F and B clash in a way that feels twitchy, unnatural, and foreboding.
—Staff, Quartz, 25 Sep. 2024
Floating Points: Cascade [Ninja Tune] Sam Shepherd’s first solo Floating Points album since 2019 reasserts the British producer and jazz composer at the helm of the dancefloor, splaying ornate melodies over twitchy rhythms as likely to induce stupefied wonder as full-body spasms.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 13 Sep. 2024
The Rams could form a scary defensive line with the twitchy, explosive Robinson.
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—C.j. Doon, Baltimore Sun, 7 Mar. 2024
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Katie Rife, EW.com, 18 Oct. 2024
Played in sequence or together, the interval between the notes F and B clash in a way that feels twitchy, unnatural, and foreboding.
—Staff, Quartz, 25 Sep. 2024
Floating Points: Cascade [Ninja Tune] Sam Shepherd’s first solo Floating Points album since 2019 reasserts the British producer and jazz composer at the helm of the dancefloor, splaying ornate melodies over twitchy rhythms as likely to induce stupefied wonder as full-body spasms.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 13 Sep. 2024
The Rams could form a scary defensive line with the twitchy, explosive Robinson.
20.
—C.j. Doon, Baltimore Sun, 7 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for twitchy
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Many young children will be fidgety sitting at a desk for a long period of time, so this can help.Wendy Wisner, Parents, 25 July 2024
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Karinchak, who is notoriously fidgety on the mound, was charged with a ball on an 0-2 count to the Mariners’ J.P. Crawford.Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2023
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The post-election dynamic is reminiscent of a famous gathering of tech titans at Trump Tower in December 2016, a month after Trump’s first upset win in a presidential race, when some of the same executives braced themselves for unpredictable policy shifts.David Ingram, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024
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One major upset came when longtime House Speaker Scott Saiki lost to progressive Kim Coco Iwamoto, potentially signaling an ideological shift in Hawaii’s Democratic Party.Jeremy Yurow, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
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Although dissenters are worried about the cost, the climate change crisis harms everyone, even those who don’t live in a region that is at risk of wildfires.Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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Many Americans are not only worried about the outcome, but what might happen in the aftermath, regardless of who wins.Aditi Shrikant, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
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Bucks that seem alert and nervous — look for twitchy ears and a constantly bobbing head — are more likely to detect you movement and are also more likely to duck arrows.Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 6 Nov. 2024
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Voters interviewed at polling sites described losing sleep and waking up early, nervous and worried over who would win the election.Daniel Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
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Boutin has been in remission from thyroid cancer since August, but just had a related surgery last week and the couple was anxious about Boutin inhaling any smoke.CNN.com, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Lines at downtown precincts were busy and people who have been inundated with out-of-town organizers and ads for months could be heard speculating about the results on their cellphones, anxious to see a conclusion to the contest.Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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The idea is to spend hours and hours around the table, enjoying lunch or dinner without worrying about antsy children or impatient waiters.Ann Abel, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
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With the tendency of Californians to vote late and by mail, Nolan and other officials have a message for the voting public, which is sure to be antsy for a quick vote-count.Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 7 Oct. 2024
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