Moving here does not mean moving to a new city or something like that. I am talking about the people that just can't stay at one place. It is impossible for them to sit put at one place and relax.
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Restless, bustling, fidgety, fidgeting, antsy (informal), "in constant nervous motion", "flitting from place to place like a dying bluebottle"(informal), "twitching like a junky in need of a fix" (extremely informal). |
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Are you looking for the word "fidgety"? |
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If you're talking about a person who's unable to sit still (as opposed to having an irresistible urge to travel), the word we used when I was growing up was hyper, short for hyperactive. Nowadays the full name of the diagnosis is Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder, or ADHD for short, and I often hear it used as a shorthand term for a person with that diagnosis.
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Despite having grown up hearing (and sometimes using) hyper, I can't really recommend either of these - they're both extremely informal, and can be interpreted as either overindulgent of bad behavior OR dismissive of the victims of a serious condition. So be forewarned. |
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I might call them "antsy", or say that they have "ants in their pants", though the latter is pretty informal. |
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Always on the go/agitated/full of nervous agitation/restless/hyper/itchy feet/always up and doing |
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It is impossible for them to sit put at one place and relax? How about "hyperactive" ? |
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