fidgety
Unable to settle
Fidgety describes someone who can't keep still—shifting position, tapping fingers, bouncing a leg.
It suggests restless energy or nervous discomfort: The kids got fidgety waiting for the movie to start.
A fidgety person may be anxious, bored, or simply full of energy they can't contain.
Inclined to wriggle
- wrigglyTwisting and turning constantly
- wigglyWavy and restless
- restiveStubbornly resistant to control
- unsettledNot yet resolved
shifting · stirring · roving · itchy · antsy · unquiet · disquieted · wakeful
Restlessly eager or nervous
- uneasyTroubled, not calm
- edgyTense and irritable
- anxiousTroubled by uncertainty
- on edgeTense and anxious
tense · apprehensive · worried · stressed · agitated · overwrought · fretful · panicky
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- spasmodicOccurring in irregular bursts
- convulsiveInvolving involuntary muscle contractions
- tremulousShaky from fear
- shakyTrembling or unstable
quivering · trembling · twitching · shuddering · unsteady · jumpy · skittish · flinching
Easily provoked to annoyance
- eagerIntensely wanting something
- agitatedEmotionally disturbed, restless
- snappyQuick and clever
- testyShort-tempered, easily provoked
frustrated · chafing · itching · champing at the bit · raring · antsy · peevish · short-tempered
squirmy
Inclined to wriggle
unsettled · shifting · stirring · roving · itchy · antsy · unquiet · disquieted · wakeful · sleepless
antsy
Restlessly eager or nervous
on edge · tense · apprehensive · worried · stressed · agitated · overwrought · fretful · panicky · distraught
jerky
Cured meat snack
- spasmodicOccurring in irregular bursts
- convulsiveInvolving involuntary muscle contractions
- tremulousShaky from fear
shaky · quivering · trembling · twitching · shuddering · unsteady · jumpy · skittish · flinching · startling
irritable
Easily provoked to annoyance
testy · frustrated · chafing · itching · champing at the bit · raring · antsy · peevish · short-tempered · crabby
- hyperactivityhyper, restlessness, restless, impulsivity, antsy
- body language descriptorsopen, closed, tense, relaxed, stiff
- childlike traitsplayful, curious, innocent, imaginative, young
- slang traitsbossy, brainy, bubbly, chatty, cheeky
- uneasyanxious, nervous, edgy, tense, rattled
- excitabilityexcitability, nervousness, jitteriness, jumpiness, restlessness
fidgetystill
Unmoving, or continuing
motionless · unmoving · stationary · immobile · stock-still
- fidget spinnerPalm-sized rotating distraction
- fidget toyHandheld focus aid
- fidget cubeHandheld device for restless fingers
- fidget ringRotating ring for anxious hands
- fidget padHandheld device for restless fingers
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