Anxious about deer hunting out of season, John grows increasingly jittery as he trails the wounded animal into an abandoned quarry.
To be sure, the high-yield mortgage market grew a bit jittery in late 1998, after revelations of some subprime lenders' questionable accounting practices.
Her face must have registered her distress at his state, for the tendrils empathized, and grew jittery.
Western executives have also grown jittery about the Soviet Union's credit-worthiness.
Around this time, Mr. Downe grew jittery enough that he began frisking some of his visitors when they came to see him.
Now she simply grew tired and jittery as her brain and body said "Enough" and battlefield alert gave way to moody exhaustion.
But, as polls showed Americans growing jittery about gasoline prices, McCain apparently found it expedient in this area, too, to shift course.
At the apartment, Captain Dykes, with a bit of brandy under his belt grew less jittery.
And while other towns may be starting to grow jittery at the thought of war, Rome is already shuddering.
More ominously, bond markets grew jittery.