jittery

Speech parts

1. jittery - Adjective

2. jittery - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

being in a tense state

characterized by jerky movements

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

edgy uptight restive high-strung jumpy nervy overstrung highly strung aspen restless sleepless concerned nervous tense upset
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Antonyms

pacific valiant daredevil even together level
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Phrases with the word

be jittery

Examples

I don't watch my own films very often. I become so jittery and ready to cry... and miserable. I think it's awful. Ingmar Bergman

I like to feel the butterflies in the stomach, I like to go home and have a restless night and wonder how I'm going to be able to accomplish this feat, get jittery. That hunger and those butterflies in the stomach are very essential for all creative people. Amitabh Bachchan

I could be as jittery as you if I wanted to. But I've studied history and literature. And architecture, and a lot of things. Just to balance this psycho work. There's a lot more perfection in a Doric column than in you. Henry Kuttner

When the wind blows through a wood, its mass is cut and closed by every leaf, forming a train of jittery vortices in the air. Alice Oswald

It's fine therapy for people who are perpetually scared of nameless threats as I am most of the time - for jittery people. William Styron

a jittery ride Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

jitterplot jitters jittersome jitty jiu jiu-jitsu