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单词 antsy
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Definition of antsy in English:

antsy

adjectiveantsier, antsiest ˈantsiˈæntsi
North American informal
  • Agitated, impatient, or restless.

    Dick got antsy the day he put to sea
    Example sentencesExamples
    • I'd go to bed alone and antsy, and wondered how my free time always seemed to slip away from me.
    • As the group ate, I sat outside by myself, antsy to hit the trails again.
    • The city is broke and the people are getting antsy for entertainment again.
    • As I discovered on many occasions, both on the water and on land, this constant state of readiness makes the men antsy.
    • So he stared, and thought, and fretted as she grew increasingly more antsy.
    • But Diana became antsy eventually, and decided that it would be more productive to travel than to stay put.
    • And losing makes fans unhappy, coaches uneasy and owners antsy, ready to press the fire button.
    • As most of you know, I tend to get a little antsy on Tuesday and Wednesday nights.
    • I lay restless and antsy, tossing and turning every couple of minutes.
    • Rin seemed upset over the news and I was just antsy about the whole thing.
    • By the end of the movie it was around 11 and we were all a bit antsy.
    • He didn't ask why I was so antsy, or what I hadn't let my mother see him.
    • She sensed that he was growing impatient and somewhat antsy.
    • She looks so antsy and out of sorts that it almost throws me.
    • But if you're getting antsy but not doing anything about it, how do you know she's not doing the same?
    • Wish I could have stuck around longer to mingle, but my legs were giving out and the kids were getting antsy.
    • I started to get stressed out and antsy after ten more minutes with no success.
    • Don't waste your time if: You're antsy about providing personal information.
    • Further, would not the lack of sunshine or the outdoors make one antsy when confined aboard a cramped spacecraft?
    • I can't even sit on a bench between two people without getting antsy.
    Synonyms
    anxious, disturbed, perturbed, troubled, bothered, distressed, concerned, upset, distraught, worried sick, disquieted, uneasy, ill at ease, fretful, fretting, agitated, in a state of agitation, nervous, edgy, on edge, like a cat on a hot tin roof, tense, overwrought, worked up, keyed up, strung out, jumpy, with one's stomach in knots, stressed, under stress

Origin

Mid 19th century: probably from the phrase have ants in one's pants (see ant).

Rhymes

Clancy, fancy, Nancy
 
 

Definition of antsy in US English:

antsy

adjectiveˈantsēˈæntsi
North American informal
  • Agitated, impatient, or restless.

    he was too antsy to stay in one place for long
    Example sentencesExamples
    • I lay restless and antsy, tossing and turning every couple of minutes.
    • She looks so antsy and out of sorts that it almost throws me.
    • By the end of the movie it was around 11 and we were all a bit antsy.
    • I started to get stressed out and antsy after ten more minutes with no success.
    • Don't waste your time if: You're antsy about providing personal information.
    • So he stared, and thought, and fretted as she grew increasingly more antsy.
    • I'd go to bed alone and antsy, and wondered how my free time always seemed to slip away from me.
    • As the group ate, I sat outside by myself, antsy to hit the trails again.
    • Further, would not the lack of sunshine or the outdoors make one antsy when confined aboard a cramped spacecraft?
    • As most of you know, I tend to get a little antsy on Tuesday and Wednesday nights.
    • But if you're getting antsy but not doing anything about it, how do you know she's not doing the same?
    • But Diana became antsy eventually, and decided that it would be more productive to travel than to stay put.
    • As I discovered on many occasions, both on the water and on land, this constant state of readiness makes the men antsy.
    • The city is broke and the people are getting antsy for entertainment again.
    • She sensed that he was growing impatient and somewhat antsy.
    • Wish I could have stuck around longer to mingle, but my legs were giving out and the kids were getting antsy.
    • And losing makes fans unhappy, coaches uneasy and owners antsy, ready to press the fire button.
    • He didn't ask why I was so antsy, or what I hadn't let my mother see him.
    • Rin seemed upset over the news and I was just antsy about the whole thing.
    • I can't even sit on a bench between two people without getting antsy.
    Synonyms
    anxious, disturbed, perturbed, troubled, bothered, distressed, concerned, upset, distraught, worried sick, disquieted, uneasy, ill at ease, fretful, fretting, agitated, in a state of agitation, nervous, edgy, on edge, like a cat on a hot tin roof, tense, overwrought, worked up, keyed up, strung out, jumpy, with one's stomach in knots, stressed, under stress

Origin

Mid 19th century: probably from the phrase have ants in one's pants (see ant).

 
 
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