impatiently

adverb16 collocationsAvg. frequency: 6.3

to wait for something or someone with a lack of patience

to tap fingers or a foot repeatedly out of impatience

to speak words in an impatient tone

to direct one's gaze somewhere with a look of impatience

to ask a question showing irritation or eagerness

to exhale audibly to express impatience

to shake one's head or a part of the body impatiently

to bring one's foot down heavily and noisily to show impatience

to ask for something forcefully and impatiently

to move one's body or weight from side to side out of impatience

to wait for an event or arrival with impatience

to furrow one's brow in an expression of impatience or disapproval

to make a motion with the hands or body to convey impatience

to break into someone's conversation with an impatient remark

to speak sharply or irritably

to make a sudden explosive sound through the nose to express impatience