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
Because if he wakes me up, I'm going to start tossing and turning, and then neither of us is going to get any rest until one of us winds up on the couch.
From Salon ● Jan. 2, 2024
Clark spent the night tossing and turning, wondering how she was going to broach the subject with Carlile.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 11, 2023
"Now do stop fussing around," his wife said to him after he had been tossing and turning for about an hour.
From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl
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