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Meaning of "restlessly" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF RESTLESSLY

restlessly  [ˈrestləslɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RESTLESSLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Restlessly is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES RESTLESSLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Agitation

Agitation may refer to: ▪ Agitation, putting into motion by shaking or stirring, often to achieve mixing ▪ Emotional state of excitement or restlessness ▪ Psychomotor agitation, an extreme form of the above, which can be part of a mental illness or a side effect of anti-psychotic medication ▪ Agitation ▪ Political agitation, political activities in which an agitator urges people to do something ▪ Agitation, a demonstration, or street protest. ▪ Agitation and Propaganda against the State, former criminal offence in communist Albania ▪ Anti-Soviet agitation, a criminal offence in the Soviet Union ▪ Agitation, a Miles Davis tune from his album E.S.P.Agitated, a B-Side from the band Muse...

Definition of restlessly in the English dictionary

The definition of restlessly in the dictionary is uneasily; in a fidgety way. Other definition of restlessly is in constant motion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RESTLESSLY


comfortlessly
ˈkʌmfətləslɪ
effortlessly
ˈɛfətləslɪ
exhaustlessly
ɪɡˈzɔːstləslɪ
faultlessly
ˈfɔːltləslɪ
footlessly
ˈfʊtləslɪ
frontlessly
ˈˈfrʌntləslɪ
fruitlessly
ˈfruːtləslɪ
hurtlessly
ˈhɜːtləslɪ
limitlessly
ˈlɪmɪtləslɪ
listlessly
ˈlɪstləslɪ
relentlessly
rɪˈlɛntləslɪ
shiftlessly
ˈʃɪftləslɪ
spiritlessly
ˈspɪrɪtləslɪ
spotlessly
ˈspɒtləslɪ
tactlessly
ˈtæktləslɪ
thoughtlessly
ˈθɔːtləslɪ
thriftlessly
ˈθrɪftləslɪ
trustlessly
ˈtrʌstləslɪ
weightlessly
ˈweɪtləslɪ
witlessly
ˈwɪtləslɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RESTLESSLY

restitutionism
restitutionist
restitutive
restitutor
restitutory
restive
restively
restiveness
restless
restless spirit
restlessness
resto
restock
restoke
restorable
restorableness
restoral
restoration
Restoration comedy
restorationism

WORDS THAT END LIKE RESTLESSLY

aimlessly
artlessly
carelessly
doubtlessly
endlessly
expressly
fearlessly
flawlessly
grossly
helplessly
hopelessly
mercilessly
needlessly
recklessly
ruthlessly
seamlessly
senselessly
shamelessly
timelessly
tirelessly
wordlessly

Synonyms and antonyms of restlessly in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «restlessly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RESTLESSLY

Find out the translation of restlessly to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of restlessly from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «restlessly» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

不安
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sin descanso
570 millions of speakers

English

restlessly
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बड़ी बेसब्री से
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بلا راحة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

беспокойно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

inquietamente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অবিরত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

nerveusement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tanpa henti
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

unruhig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

落ち着きなく
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

안절부절
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Restlessly
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không ngừng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அமைதியற்று
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अस्वस्थपणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kıpır kıpır
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

irrequieto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niespokojnie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

неспокійно
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

neîncetat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

restlessly
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onrustig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

rastlöst
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

rastløst
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of restlessly

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RESTLESSLY»

The term «restlessly» is normally little used and occupies the 115.127 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RESTLESSLY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «restlessly» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «restlessly» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about restlessly

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RESTLESSLY»

Discover the use of restlessly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to restlessly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Grammar and Dictionary of Zaiwa (2 Vols.)
(blood-road NEGgo.through) The veins are obstructed. sui11-luq5 (whet/grate- stone) n. grindstone. sui55 (sperm) in ngi11-sui55 and zyuq1-sui55. suk1suk1sak1sak1 [move.restlessly] onom. indicating moving about restlessly or making much ...
Anton Lustig, 2010
2
A Dictionary of Ila Usage, 1860-1960
to move about restlessly; to ramble about. Kunjilanjila lyoonse munanda, ubwilaukanzi? (p) Why are you moving about restlessly, going in and out of the house all the time? Ndasibona inswi silabwilauka umeenzi bwilu bwilu bwilu (g) I can ...
Dennis G. Fowler, 2000
3
Chaohybrids: Five Uneasy Peaces
into and out of homes and places -restlessly- gradually spinning a web of in- betweened and in-betweening tracks, sparking off to and fro - restlessly again- and letting time flow, flowing in and through time, differing into the Same while ...
Ronnie Lippens, 2000
4
Amharic-English dictionary: H - N.
/iA qwartattqwartattala to pace up and down, move about restlessly, constantly □ feci") qwartatta one who paces ^CTT ... manqwarataca reason for, cause of one's pacing about restlessly +^m£ qarattafa to chop fine, e.g. geso-herb; to trim, cut ...
Thomas Leiper Kane, 1990
5
Friedrich Schiller: Crime, Aesthetics, and the Poetics of ...
(I:185) [Eternally outward from the confines of truth Man's wild strength roams, His thoughts drive him restlessly Over the sea of passion Greedily he grasps into the distance Never is his heart satisfied Restlessly through distant stars He ...
Gail Kathleen Hart, 2005
6
Behind Enemy Lines: Lakota
David tossed restlessly in his sleep. Troubled dreams came and left before he could grasp and hold onto them. He tossed restlessly in their warm bed of furs. Rocks heated in the fire radiated warmth, driving the cold from the sleeping platform.
Clif Santa, 2010
7
Earth Abides
At last he slept, but restlessly. In the morning his head was heavy, and in the crisp heat of the desert forenoon he still flinched at starting across the dry waste. He considered turning back; he considered going south toward Los Angeles, telling  ...
George R. Stewart, 1997
8
Complete Poems and Collected Letters of Adelaide Crapsey
B, C, D, and E give one or more stanzas not found in A: B. 'Restlessly, Up and down Wandered she, All alone: All alone In Eden's bowers Wandered she Gathering flowers— The lily, the violet and the rose— (Why do 1 gather these she said) ...
Susan Sutton Smith, 1977
9
Seeing Through Gray Colored Lens
200, 53, 127/86. The numbers are good. No need for the knife. Eighty-five percent blockage. Balloon. Stent. Looks good. Stop the bleeding. Clap down. Sleep with the weight, restlessly, restlessly, restlessly. I doze. Morning comes. I'm lucky.
Joe Millard, 2003
10
Trukese-English Dictionary
sleep ( " lie crumpled"?). fengufeng(vi.): rouse someone from sleep, wake someone up. mewuriirddn (vi.): nap, sleep in the daytime. won(vi.): sleep (Rmn.: of fish only, Tn.: of people). mewurukkin (vi.): sleep restlessly (due to being bothered by ...
‎1990

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RESTLESSLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term restlessly is used in the context of the following news items.
1
What to Do This Weekend
Do you find yourself tossing restlessly in bed? I wonder why?) and end with falling pianos and strangled necks. Photo. Orson Welles in “The Third Man.” Credit ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
2
Restlessly creative to the end, Bob Belden's last Animation project …
Bob Belden, a looming but often behind-the-scenes figure in jazz, died Wednesday in the aftermath of a massive heart attack suffered a few days prior. He left us ... «Something Else! Reviews, May 15»
3
MOMA's Embarrassing Björk Crush
Björk is a restlessly experimental (and therefore fallible), tremendous creative force, not a tarnishable brand. Credit Photograph by Jonathan Muzikar. «The New Yorker, Mar 15»
4
CD: Emily Saunders - Outsiders Insiders
Musically, Saunders is restlessly inventive but never self-indulgent. The swooping, distorted melody of “You Caught Me” captures the disturbing, all-embracing ... «The Arts Desk, Mar 15»
5
Mavericks' Singer Raul Malo Restlessly Explores Genres
In the band's latest album Mono, Malo demonstrates how he likes to make music that confounds the usual expectations of what a country hit-maker can do. «NPR, Feb 15»
6
'Restless' Fifty Shades cinema-goers angered by how long it takes to …
EL James fans around the world have been restlessly anticipating the release of Fifty Shades of Grey for months – but the S&M film is reportedly a bit of a slow ... «Irish Independent, Feb 15»
7
Farewell to the year of living restlessly – Meidyatama Suryodiningrat
Four decades ago in the face of the rising leviathan of Soeharto's New Order regime, a restless young poet asked his generation, “There are the triumphant, ... «The Malaysian Insider, Dec 14»
8
Restless Night Awaits Relatives of Passengers on Missing AirAsia …
Relatives wandered restlessly around the airport, where a notice board displayed the names of the missing passengers. On board were 155 Indonesians, three ... «Newsweek, Dec 14»
9
Gareth Mackown: banks must 'restlessly reinvent' to stay relevant
When it comes to remaining relevant in the digital age, banks and financial services across Europe have been turning to IBM's Gareth Mackown to teach them ... «Wired.co.uk, Jul 14»
10
Bits | IBM's Virginia Rometty on Leadership and Management
The principles are admonitions like “restlessly reinvent — our company and ourselves” and “unite to get it done now.” IBM's big research division has recently ... «New York Times, May 14»

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