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in a manner showing inability to remain still due to boredom, anxiety, or desire for change
- He paced restlessly around the room, waiting for the phone to ring.
- The children shifted restlessly in their seats during the long ceremony.
- She tapped her fingers restlessly on the table, glancing repeatedly at the clock.
- They wandered restlessly through the park, unable to settle on a place to sit.
- He scrolled restlessly through social media, looking for something interesting.
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in a way that involves difficulty in relaxing or sleeping peacefully
- She turned restlessly in bed, kept awake by her racing thoughts.
- He slept restlessly, disturbed by strange dreams.
- The baby whimpered and moved restlessly in the crib.
- I lay restlessly under the blankets, listening to the wind howl outside.
- The dog twitched restlessly all night, reacting to every sound.