5
shift(verb, wiggle, writhe, fidget)
4
jerk(turn, jolt, crawl, writhe, flutter)
4
jiggle(verb, disturb, turn, agitate, stir)
4
shiver(agitation, jerk, jolt, shudder, flutter)
4
slither(verb, steal, edge, drag, glide)
4
struggle(verb, disturb, worry, strive, lament)
4
thrash(verb, disturb, agitate, stir, throw)
3
toss and turn(expression, idiom)
3
turn(verb, twist, agitate, stir, pull)
3
blush
3
chafe(verb, fret, twitch)
3
curve(writhe, wriggle)
3
fiddle(verb, fret, twitch)
3
freak out on(expression, idiom)
3
fuss(verb, fret, twitch)
3
get high on(expression, idiom)
3
have the fidgets(expression, idiom)
3
have the shakes(expression, idiom)
3
heave(throw, fling, writhe, lob)
3
jump the gun(expression, idiom)
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