When someone does something fretfully, they are worried and a little unhappy, and they cannot rest. They may sigh, complain in a small way, keep asking the same thing, or move about because their mind will not sit still. It is not big, loud anger. It is the restless, picking kind of worry — a child who cannot sleep, or an adult who keeps checking the door. You meet the word more in stories and older writing than in everyday talk; it feels a little book-like, though everyone still understands it. People often pair it with wait, ask, toss, or pace.

焦躁地；煩躁不安地