twitchy

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Most objectionable may be the central character, frustrated film director Ben Braxton, played with twitchy tetchiness by Hamish Linklater.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

“I feel twitchy again, you know, I just feel good.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 7, 2025

Then there's the twitchy desire to maintain control over employees’ time.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2025

"I don't know who you think you're talking to," responded a twitchy Benn, dressed in a black silk pyjama-like outfit.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2025

The man seemed twitchy, as if he was trying to listen for something else as well as Malcolm’s answer.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman