tossing and turning
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It was not out of character for the baby to be "kicking her legs" and "tossing and turning" and she had made appropriate checks on her, Roughley added.
From BBC • May 20, 2024
Most people have experienced a night or two of sleeplessness, tossing and turning while being unable to fall asleep or stay asleep.
From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2024
Whereas if I'm tossing and turning, it can be for hours.
From Salon • Feb. 6, 2024
About 46% of the people surveyed who said they had called the shared bed quits blamed a partner’s snoring or tossing and turning for the change, according to the International Housewares Association.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 1, 2023
Tonight, I am listening to the rain fall, listening to the wind whistle, to Shirley’s breaths and Jimmie’s snores, to Juanita’s tossing and turning, and to the tick tick tick of the clock.
From "Betty Before X" by Ilyasah Shabazz and Renée Watson
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