jumpiness
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When that didn’t address the five-year-old rescue dog’s barking or jumpiness on walks, they visited Lee.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
As for May, I would work with the teacher to keep growing her courage skills, and I would also find a way to continue to keep her “fight or flight” nervous system jumpiness in check.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 29, 2023
Many people who endure a traumatic event will experience nightmares, jumpiness and emotional numbing in its wake.
From New York Times ● Jul. 5, 2022
Einstein objected to the jumpiness, chance elements and other indeterminate aspects of quantum theory, whereas Bohr found these acceptable.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 13, 2017
But I knew Uncle Tony wasn't trying to be rude, and that his jumpiness was all about my second-place loss at the meet on Saturday, which, by the way, he wasn't at.
From "Patina" by Jason Reynolds
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