foot tapping
Nervous floor drumming
Foot tapping is the rhythmic movement of tapping one's foot, typically to music: The audience was foot tapping along to the beat.
It can also signal impatience or restless waiting: Her foot tapping grew more insistent as the minutes passed.
As an adjective, foot-tapping describes lively, rhythmic music that makes you want to move: a foot-tapping country tune.
- rhythmPatterned stress and silence
- catchy tuneMemorable, repeating melody
- impatienceIntolerance of delay
- waitingRemaining in expectation
- waiting roomSpace for anticipating service
nervous · nervous energy · on edge · beat · tempo · fidgeting · restless · music · anxiety · lost in thought · drumming · heel · toe · floor · jittery · anticipation · metronome · bouncing
- behaviorshabit, aggressive, agitation, conduct, passive
- boredomboredom, ennui, tedium, monotony, dullness
- pet peevesannoyance, loud chewing, irritation, loud talking, frustration
- repetitive motionsswaying, rocking, bobbing, swinging, bouncing
- restlessnessrestlessness, fidgeting, fidgets, agitation, nervousness
- idle actionsfidgeting, waiting, twiddling thumbs, daydreaming, lounging
foot tappingstanding still
Absence of motion
sitting still · motionlessness · stillness · immobility · rooted to the spot
foot tappingindifference
Lack of interest
boredom · disengagement · apathy · unmoved · cold reception
foot, tapping, footed, footer, footing, footless, footwork, afoot, underfoot