jumpier; jumpiest
jumpiness
noun
Examples of jumpy in a Sentence
trying to calm jumpy passengers
flight attendants had to calm jumpy passengers after the plane hit unexpected turbulence
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Omar S Mahmood, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
Without stabilization, handheld footage has a jittery, jumpy look, but Active Mode effectively smooths it out.
—PC Magazine, 12 Oct. 2025
The show, with Volores and 5150, should provide some throwback satisfaction for fans of that jumpy genre that had a major moment in the 1990s.
—John Wenzel, Denver Post, 24 Sep. 2025
Blyth plays Cal, a jumpy and cocksure construction manager who is very much the third wheel — or more like the monkey wrench — in the recent couple formed by Leonie and the considerably older Horn.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for jumpy
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“Jumpy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jumpy. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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jumpy
adjective
jumpier; jumpiest
: nervous sense 2a, jittery
after a long restless night, the soldiers were jumpy
jumpiness
noun
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