He cracked his knuckles restlessly. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Adjective : a restless mood. ,the restless sea. ,a restless night. ,a restless crowd. From Dictionary.com.
He moves restlessly, his fair face flushing and paling. From Wordnik.com. [Madeline Payne, the Detective's Daughter] Reference
He wandered restlessly about, and heavy sighs escaped him. From Wordnik.com. [Lost in the Fog] Reference
The custom house official was restlessly pacing the floor. From Wordnik.com. [Tom Swift and His Great Searchlight; or, on the border for Uncle Sam] Reference
They milled around restlessly, hoping to get their money out. From Wordnik.com. [Afghan Government To Back Kabul Bank] Reference
Judd shifted his feet, restlessly; he was slightly embarrassed. From Wordnik.com. [Over the Line] Reference
Madeline arose and commenced pacing the floor restlessly, nervously. From Wordnik.com. [Madeline Payne, the Detective's Daughter] Reference
Two days of suspense ensued while she restlessly awaited Tim's reply. From Wordnik.com. [The Hermit of Far End] Reference
Toward midnight, while sleeping restlessly, I seemed to hear in my dreams. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
The latter, with his eyes still open, tossed restlessly on his narrow bed. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
"Why don't those nuts hurry up?" growled Potts, stamping about, restlessly. From Wordnik.com. [Over the Line] Reference
Mason North, hastily summoned to the conference, paced the floor restlessly. From Wordnik.com. [The Fifth Ace] Reference
She had begun to move restlessly about the house cleaning or rearranging things. From Wordnik.com. [Max Wood excerpt] Reference
The commissario drank his coffee, and Dunbar waited restlessly for his telegram. From Wordnik.com. [Peter and Jane or The Missing Heir] Reference
"Oh, what shall we do?" moaned Grace, moving restlessly on her uncomfortable seat. From Wordnik.com. [The Outdoor Girls at Wild Rose Lodge Or, the hermit of Moonlight falls] Reference
When word came that traffic would delay the main event, some people stirred restlessly. From Wordnik.com. [Gambling On A Career? Say It Ain't So, Luciano.] Reference
There were about thirty people moving restlessly about in the dark, waiting for the train. From Wordnik.com. [Tom of the Raiders] Reference
Her eyes roved restlessly down the same row of the bookcase where she had got the dictionary. From Wordnik.com. [The Heart of Arethusa] Reference
The children hopping restlessly in front of the Baseball Hall of Fame or the Lincoln Memorial. From Wordnik.com. [Putting The Camera Away] Reference
Chicken Little had begun to fuss about restlessly, shifting from one cramped position to another. From Wordnik.com. [Chicken Little Jane] Reference
He waited several minutes, and in his nervous impatience walked restlessly up and down the court. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
Then they slept again, restlessly and on the rocky ground, for they had abandoned their blankets. From Wordnik.com. [The Air Ship Boys : Or, the Quest of the Aztec Treasure] Reference
All save the son of Monte-Cristo, who tossed restlessly upon his couch and could not close his eyes. From Wordnik.com. [Monte-Cristo's Daughter] Reference
At the feet of the town the ocean beats restlessly on the narrow strip of beach that fringes the shore. From Wordnik.com. [Grey Town An Australian Story] Reference
She hung round Marian's chair restlessly till Marian discovered that she wanted something and helped her. From Wordnik.com. [Chicken Little Jane] Reference
Others, a little affected by the mighty demonstration going on from without, paced restlessly up and down. From Wordnik.com. [Over the Line] Reference
"It's the good men they make the quickest work of," thought Persis, turning restlessly on an uneasy pillow. From Wordnik.com. [Other People's Business The Romantic Career of the Practical Miss Dale] Reference
The clouds were moving hither and yonder restlessly, and in their ghostly passage they took on weird shapes. From Wordnik.com. [The Gentle Art of Cooking Wives] Reference
That night she fancied she could hear him pacing the avenue restlessly, and in that fact she found security. From Wordnik.com. [Grey Town An Australian Story] Reference
Eliza saw them coming, for she was restlessly waiting on the back porch; she had been waiting for some time. From Wordnik.com. [The Heart of Arethusa] Reference
Nika did not respond, but restlessly plucked the petals of a lovely oleander, and as she flung them to the floor murmured. From Wordnik.com. [Saronia A Romance of Ancient Ephesus] Reference
A bunch of roses lay in her lap, also a manuscript in Madge's slightly vertical handwriting, which she fingered restlessly. From Wordnik.com. [Madge Morton's Victory] Reference
Drew slipped his arm under that restlessly turning head to support the boy while the Texan held the tin cup to Boyd's lips. From Wordnik.com. [Ride Proud, Rebel!] Reference
Cruces and Gorgona people were restlessly anxious to whisper into their ears offers of freedom and hints how easy escape would be. From Wordnik.com. [Wonderful Adventures of Mrs. Seacole in Many Lands] Reference
Whether the ridges and folds suggested a tendency to a closed fist, a restlessly flexing tension; or a more open handed receptivity. From Wordnik.com. [Death Masking Love] Reference
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