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restless

[rest-lis] / ˈrɛst lɪs /


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A heated blanket can warm your bed, but an electric mattress pad stays in place and is easier for restless sleepers.

From The Wall Street Journal

When there’s peace and quiet, he becomes restless, anxious.

From The Wall Street Journal

Even Prince, an artist known for restless creative mania, would have struggled to match that figure.

From BBC

Here, across 12 minutes, the orchestra turns a four-note motif into a vivid tone poem—shifting moods and colors, restless movement, and a brilliant closing spotlight for virtuoso clarinetist Jimmy Hamilton.

From The Wall Street Journal

As time went on, the crowd got more and more restless, she said, and some people began confronting officers.

From Los Angeles Times