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restless

 adjective
     
rest‧less
1 unwilling to keep still or stay where you are, especially because you are nervous or bored [= fidgety]
become/grow/get restless
The children had been indoors all day, and were getting restless.
2 unwilling to stay in one place, and always wanting new experiences:
After a few weeks in Marseille, I grew restless and decided to move on.
3

restless night

a night during which you cannot sleep or rest
—restlessly adverb
—restlessness noun [uncountable]
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