Definition of jumpy in English:

jumpy

adjectivejumpiest, jumpier ˈdʒʌmpiˈdʒəmpi

informal

1(of a person) anxious and uneasy.
〈非正式〉（人）焦虑不安的
he was tired and jumpy
他又累又着急。
Example sentencesExamples
- He didn't know why he was so jumpy lately, every little thing scared him.
- Of course she would be jumpy, especially if she expected him to kill her.
- He was so jumpy at every sound he thought he'd overdose on adrenaline.
- We stayed in Bali for about six weeks after the bomb and I was very jumpy.
- ‘I can't believe you're so jumpy about where I'm coming from and what my angle is,’ I snap.
- Fear makes people jumpy and apprehensive, and more apt to resort to violence.
- Kathleen winced as his temper rose; she was jumpy and nervous now because of his actions but once again surprised at his words.
- Usually I use it to calm my nerves if I'm jumpy for some reason.
- I was jumpy, but in a good mood for the first time that week.
- I couldn't sit still, I was jumpy and anxious especially about meeting Erica.
- That day, Sebastien had been feeling anxious and jumpy all day long.
- But I was extra jumpy because my mom was in town visiting me at the time.
- My palms were clammy, I was jumpy, and my parents were standing right behind me.
- She was always jumpy around everyone, rarely ever relaxing her guard.
- We were so jumpy, we scooted off to wait outside instead.
- He was jumpy and apprehensive, and most likely wouldn't have been able to hit anything even surrounding the small oracle if pressed to.
- She was constantly jumpy whenever someone mentioned my mother, and we eventually stopped hanging around each other.
- He was jumpy, impatient; both things Mikey had never been in his life.
- He says that since starting the job he is less jumpy and no longer afraid of the dark.
- He was more jumpy than I was and he kept checking his watch.
Synonyms
nervous, on edge, edgy, tense, anxious, ill at ease, unrelaxed, in a state of nerves, in a state of agitation, fretful, uneasy, restless, fidgety, worked up, keyed up, overwrought, wrought up, strung out, on tenterhooks, on pins and needles, with one's stomach in knots, worried, apprehensive, strained
shaky, shaking, trembling, quivering
British nervy
informal with butterflies in one's stomach, a bundle of nerves, jittery, like a cat on a hot tin roof, twitchy, in a state, in a stew, uptight, wired, het up, all of a dither, all of a doodah, all of a lather, in a tizz/tizzy, stressed out, white-knuckled
British informal strung up, stressy, windy, like a cat on hot bricks
North American informal spooky, squirrelly, antsy
Australian/New Zealand informal toey
dated overstrung
1. 1.1 Characterized by abrupt stops and starts or an irregular course.
  跳动的
  a jumpy pulse
  跳动的脉搏。
  Example sentencesExamples
  There must be more relaxing ways to reach the last eight, but via their third bumpy, jumpy display in a row, France finally got there last night.
  Until we had moved three of four more stops up the line it was a jumpy, hesitant, tedious process.
  Then it turned and ran, the camera portraying a jumpy image as the guy ran.
  Excellent, a whole meal of stomach butterflies, jumpy heartbeats, racing pulses, and having to watch my step.
  Too much sensitivity will make the lights too jumpy, which increases driver strain.
  The script is remarkably similar which means there are too many very very short scenes which of course work brilliantly on film but here everything just feels jumpy and unfinished.
  Then the TV glows to life and fills with jumpy, amateur-hour footage of some kind of mass convulsion.
  Synonyms
  jerky, jolting
  lurching, bumpy, jarring
  fitful, convulsive
  rare jouncing

Derivatives

jumpily

adverb

informal

The man jumpily ran up, and shook my hand violently.
Example sentencesExamples
- Even in these conditions they stay outside, like hardy weeds, peering jumpily down the road, hoping for a sale.
- US troops have proved unwilling to halt the anarchy, concentrating instead on securing their positions and jumpily watching out for potential attackers, notably suicide bombers.
- ‘You just fell on the floor and started screaming,’ Josh said jumpily.

jumpiness

nounˈdʒʌmpɪnəsˈdʒəmpinəs

informal

Investors' jumpiness about valuation hardly comes as a surprise.
Example sentencesExamples
- Difficulty sleeping, eating, or concentrating, irritability, and jumpiness - especially when a plane flies overhead or when around tall buildings - are all possible symptoms.
- Nevertheless, the fluidity of the text is generally not powerful enough to overcome the greater sense of disjointedness and jumpiness.
- I couldn't concentrate on anything, the jumpiness in my stomach a constant distraction.
- There has been a lot of this jumpiness about headlines and movies lately.

Rhymes

bumpy, clumpy, dumpy, frumpy, grumpy, humpy, lumpy, plumpy, rumpy-pumpy, scrumpy, stumpy

Definition of jumpy in US English:

jumpy

adjectiveˈdʒəmpiˈjəmpē

informal

1(of a person) anxious and uneasy.
〈非正式〉（人）焦虑不安的
he was tired and jumpy
他又累又着急。
Example sentencesExamples
- We stayed in Bali for about six weeks after the bomb and I was very jumpy.
- She was constantly jumpy whenever someone mentioned my mother, and we eventually stopped hanging around each other.
- He was jumpy and apprehensive, and most likely wouldn't have been able to hit anything even surrounding the small oracle if pressed to.
- I was jumpy, but in a good mood for the first time that week.
- We were so jumpy, we scooted off to wait outside instead.
- ‘I can't believe you're so jumpy about where I'm coming from and what my angle is,’ I snap.
- That day, Sebastien had been feeling anxious and jumpy all day long.
- He was so jumpy at every sound he thought he'd overdose on adrenaline.
- She was always jumpy around everyone, rarely ever relaxing her guard.
- Usually I use it to calm my nerves if I'm jumpy for some reason.
- He was more jumpy than I was and he kept checking his watch.
- My palms were clammy, I was jumpy, and my parents were standing right behind me.
- He didn't know why he was so jumpy lately, every little thing scared him.
- He was jumpy, impatient; both things Mikey had never been in his life.
- Fear makes people jumpy and apprehensive, and more apt to resort to violence.
- Of course she would be jumpy, especially if she expected him to kill her.
- Kathleen winced as his temper rose; she was jumpy and nervous now because of his actions but once again surprised at his words.
- I couldn't sit still, I was jumpy and anxious especially about meeting Erica.
- But I was extra jumpy because my mom was in town visiting me at the time.
- He says that since starting the job he is less jumpy and no longer afraid of the dark.
Synonyms
nervous, on edge, edgy, tense, anxious, ill at ease, unrelaxed, in a state of nerves, in a state of agitation, fretful, uneasy, restless, fidgety, worked up, keyed up, overwrought, wrought up, strung out, on tenterhooks, on pins and needles, with one's stomach in knots, worried, apprehensive, strained
1. 1.1 Characterized by abrupt stops and starts or an irregular course.
  跳动的
  a jumpy pulse
  跳动的脉搏。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The script is remarkably similar which means there are too many very very short scenes which of course work brilliantly on film but here everything just feels jumpy and unfinished.
  There must be more relaxing ways to reach the last eight, but via their third bumpy, jumpy display in a row, France finally got there last night.
  Excellent, a whole meal of stomach butterflies, jumpy heartbeats, racing pulses, and having to watch my step.
  Then it turned and ran, the camera portraying a jumpy image as the guy ran.
  Too much sensitivity will make the lights too jumpy, which increases driver strain.
  Until we had moved three of four more stops up the line it was a jumpy, hesitant, tedious process.
  Then the TV glows to life and fills with jumpy, amateur-hour footage of some kind of mass convulsion.
  Synonyms
  jerky, jolting

单词	jumpy
释义	Definition of jumpy in English: jumpy adjectivejumpiest, jumpier ˈdʒʌmpiˈdʒəmpi informal 1(of a person) anxious and uneasy. 〈非正式〉（人）焦虑不安的 he was tired and jumpy 他又累又着急。 Example sentencesExamples He didn't know why he was so jumpy lately, every little thing scared him. Of course she would be jumpy, especially if she expected him to kill her. He was so jumpy at every sound he thought he'd overdose on adrenaline. We stayed in Bali for about six weeks after the bomb and I was very jumpy. ‘I can't believe you're so jumpy about where I'm coming from and what my angle is,’ I snap. Fear makes people jumpy and apprehensive, and more apt to resort to violence. Kathleen winced as his temper rose; she was jumpy and nervous now because of his actions but once again surprised at his words. Usually I use it to calm my nerves if I'm jumpy for some reason. I was jumpy, but in a good mood for the first time that week. I couldn't sit still, I was jumpy and anxious especially about meeting Erica. That day, Sebastien had been feeling anxious and jumpy all day long. But I was extra jumpy because my mom was in town visiting me at the time. My palms were clammy, I was jumpy, and my parents were standing right behind me. She was always jumpy around everyone, rarely ever relaxing her guard. We were so jumpy, we scooted off to wait outside instead. He was jumpy and apprehensive, and most likely wouldn't have been able to hit anything even surrounding the small oracle if pressed to. She was constantly jumpy whenever someone mentioned my mother, and we eventually stopped hanging around each other. He was jumpy, impatient; both things Mikey had never been in his life. He says that since starting the job he is less jumpy and no longer afraid of the dark. He was more jumpy than I was and he kept checking his watch. Synonyms nervous, on edge, edgy, tense, anxious, ill at ease, unrelaxed, in a state of nerves, in a state of agitation, fretful, uneasy, restless, fidgety, worked up, keyed up, overwrought, wrought up, strung out, on tenterhooks, on pins and needles, with one's stomach in knots, worried, apprehensive, strained shaky, shaking, trembling, quivering British nervy informal with butterflies in one's stomach, a bundle of nerves, jittery, like a cat on a hot tin roof, twitchy, in a state, in a stew, uptight, wired, het up, all of a dither, all of a doodah, all of a lather, in a tizz/tizzy, stressed out, white-knuckled British informal strung up, stressy, windy, like a cat on hot bricks North American informal spooky, squirrelly, antsy Australian/New Zealand informal toey dated overstrung 1.1 Characterized by abrupt stops and starts or an irregular course. 跳动的 a jumpy pulse 跳动的脉搏。 Example sentencesExamples There must be more relaxing ways to reach the last eight, but via their third bumpy, jumpy display in a row, France finally got there last night. Until we had moved three of four more stops up the line it was a jumpy, hesitant, tedious process. Then it turned and ran, the camera portraying a jumpy image as the guy ran. Excellent, a whole meal of stomach butterflies, jumpy heartbeats, racing pulses, and having to watch my step. Too much sensitivity will make the lights too jumpy, which increases driver strain. The script is remarkably similar which means there are too many very very short scenes which of course work brilliantly on film but here everything just feels jumpy and unfinished. Then the TV glows to life and fills with jumpy, amateur-hour footage of some kind of mass convulsion. Synonyms jerky, jolting lurching, bumpy, jarring fitful, convulsive rare jouncing Derivatives jumpily adverb informal The man jumpily ran up, and shook my hand violently. Example sentencesExamples Even in these conditions they stay outside, like hardy weeds, peering jumpily down the road, hoping for a sale. US troops have proved unwilling to halt the anarchy, concentrating instead on securing their positions and jumpily watching out for potential attackers, notably suicide bombers. ‘You just fell on the floor and started screaming,’ Josh said jumpily. jumpiness nounˈdʒʌmpɪnəsˈdʒəmpinəs informal Investors' jumpiness about valuation hardly comes as a surprise. Example sentencesExamples Difficulty sleeping, eating, or concentrating, irritability, and jumpiness - especially when a plane flies overhead or when around tall buildings - are all possible symptoms. Nevertheless, the fluidity of the text is generally not powerful enough to overcome the greater sense of disjointedness and jumpiness. I couldn't concentrate on anything, the jumpiness in my stomach a constant distraction. There has been a lot of this jumpiness about headlines and movies lately. Rhymes bumpy, clumpy, dumpy, frumpy, grumpy, humpy, lumpy, plumpy, rumpy-pumpy, scrumpy, stumpy Definition of jumpy in US English: jumpy adjectiveˈdʒəmpiˈjəmpē informal 1(of a person) anxious and uneasy. 〈非正式〉（人）焦虑不安的 he was tired and jumpy 他又累又着急。 Example sentencesExamples We stayed in Bali for about six weeks after the bomb and I was very jumpy. She was constantly jumpy whenever someone mentioned my mother, and we eventually stopped hanging around each other. He was jumpy and apprehensive, and most likely wouldn't have been able to hit anything even surrounding the small oracle if pressed to. I was jumpy, but in a good mood for the first time that week. We were so jumpy, we scooted off to wait outside instead. ‘I can't believe you're so jumpy about where I'm coming from and what my angle is,’ I snap. That day, Sebastien had been feeling anxious and jumpy all day long. He was so jumpy at every sound he thought he'd overdose on adrenaline. She was always jumpy around everyone, rarely ever relaxing her guard. Usually I use it to calm my nerves if I'm jumpy for some reason. He was more jumpy than I was and he kept checking his watch. My palms were clammy, I was jumpy, and my parents were standing right behind me. He didn't know why he was so jumpy lately, every little thing scared him. He was jumpy, impatient; both things Mikey had never been in his life. Fear makes people jumpy and apprehensive, and more apt to resort to violence. Of course she would be jumpy, especially if she expected him to kill her. Kathleen winced as his temper rose; she was jumpy and nervous now because of his actions but once again surprised at his words. I couldn't sit still, I was jumpy and anxious especially about meeting Erica. But I was extra jumpy because my mom was in town visiting me at the time. He says that since starting the job he is less jumpy and no longer afraid of the dark. Synonyms nervous, on edge, edgy, tense, anxious, ill at ease, unrelaxed, in a state of nerves, in a state of agitation, fretful, uneasy, restless, fidgety, worked up, keyed up, overwrought, wrought up, strung out, on tenterhooks, on pins and needles, with one's stomach in knots, worried, apprehensive, strained 1.1 Characterized by abrupt stops and starts or an irregular course. 跳动的 a jumpy pulse 跳动的脉搏。 Example sentencesExamples The script is remarkably similar which means there are too many very very short scenes which of course work brilliantly on film but here everything just feels jumpy and unfinished. There must be more relaxing ways to reach the last eight, but via their third bumpy, jumpy display in a row, France finally got there last night. Excellent, a whole meal of stomach butterflies, jumpy heartbeats, racing pulses, and having to watch my step. Then it turned and ran, the camera portraying a jumpy image as the guy ran. Too much sensitivity will make the lights too jumpy, which increases driver strain. Until we had moved three of four more stops up the line it was a jumpy, hesitant, tedious process. Then the TV glows to life and fills with jumpy, amateur-hour footage of some kind of mass convulsion. Synonyms jerky, jolting
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