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
At 6-2 and 203 pounds of lean, twitchy muscle, Johnson’s build is above average for his position.
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Nick Baumgardner, The Athletic, 29 Aug. 2024
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
Hoult does a good job of giving you a sweaty, twitchy everyguy torn between wanting to protect himself and his family, and feeling compelled to not simply convict someone out of a sense of self-preservation.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2024
Our feline hero, a skinny grey cat with wide saucer eyes and a twitchy suspicion of any and all other species, barely manages to escape a pack of hungry dogs before being caught up in a cataclysmic flood.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Oct. 2024
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Nick Baumgardner, The Athletic, 29 Aug. 2024
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
Hoult does a good job of giving you a sweaty, twitchy everyguy torn between wanting to protect himself and his family, and feeling compelled to not simply convict someone out of a sense of self-preservation.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2024
Our feline hero, a skinny grey cat with wide saucer eyes and a twitchy suspicion of any and all other species, barely manages to escape a pack of hungry dogs before being caught up in a cataclysmic flood.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Oct. 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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One of my acquaintances is upset because her favorite place to get glasses is no longer in her plan’s network.Diane Omdahl, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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Those takeaways were an instrumental part of Denver’s formula in a 24-22 upset.Nick Kosmider, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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Few folks are worried about how the yard looks, but Travis Hogan has a keen interest in green grass in January.Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 13 Jan. 2025
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But the more time Zuckerberg spends in Mar-a-Lago, the more Sam Altman and Tim Cook should be worried.Alex Heath, The Verge, 12 Jan. 2025
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But that didn’t stop Greenbaum from being a little nervous about screening the film for Harper and Will.Matthew Carey, Deadline, 12 Jan. 2025
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During this time, his nervous pacing was broken by fits of crying and sobbing.Al Wolter, Outdoor Life, 10 Jan. 2025
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Beyond those under mandatory evacuation, many more, including many families and anxious pet owners, have left because of poor air quality or general wariness of the county’s precarious state.Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
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Interview Crush on the Cross: An Interview with Anthony Oliveira Jason Kirk The author of Dayspring discusses queerness, Christianity, and the anxious sense that history is over.Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 10 Jan. 2025
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Thanks to 13 ski lifts, lines are short and kids antsy to hit the slopes can get up the mountain faster.Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 6 Jan. 2025
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The Titans are going to miss the playoffs for the third straight year and fans have every right to be antsy about it.Nick Suss, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Twitchy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twitchy. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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