fretfully

[US]/'fretfəli/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. impatiently, anxiously

Example Sentences

He tossed fretfully and could not get to sleep.

She paced fretfully around the room, waiting for the phone call.

He checked his watch fretfully, worried about missing the train.

The mother fretfully watched her child play near the busy street.

She fretfully rearranged the furniture in the living room for the third time that week.

He fretfully tapped his foot on the floor, waiting for the meeting to start.

The dog whined fretfully at the door, wanting to go outside.

She fretfully bit her nails, a nervous habit she couldn't seem to break.

He paced fretfully in the waiting room, anxious for news about his friend's surgery.

The cat meowed fretfully as it tried to climb down from the tall tree.

She fretfully checked her email every few minutes, hoping for a response.

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