fretful
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In a twitch, a head tilt or a whine, Indy communicates his emotions: curious, lonely, contented, confused, fretful, desperate or petrified.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 1, 2025
Hoover and his aides became progressively more fretful about the settlement at Anacostia Flats, especially when its organizers began to talk about making it permanent.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 2024
Communication failures ensue, as do the progressively more fretful faces and soundtrack music.
From New York Times • Jan. 18, 2024
The court heard the incidents left him "fretful" and "fearful" about his safety.
From BBC • Oct. 18, 2023
And all this fretful conjuring about prospective mishaps and crises, she scolded, was unbecoming a man who would be first magistrate of the nation.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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