Meanings of grow restive in English

After they had examined everything in sight they began to grow restive.

When the silence had lasted many moments, however, I began to grow restive.

She has had her freedom too long not to grow restive under restraint.

I grow restive-impatientof these bonds-indignanttowards my husband; though the subject is never mentioned.

With nothing to accomplish, they grow restive.

The line lengthened and those at the end of the queue began to grow restive at the delay.

The boys began to grow restive.

The hunters began to grow restive.

The small polar bears, meanwhile, satiated with exercise, air, and light, had begun to grow restive and fretty.

A mile or two along in the day, Memphis began to grow restive, flicking his ears and looking around.

Already Joe Ash began to grow restive under Levi's criticisms, and dimly to feel that the old hackler was better away.

The riding drakes, great green creatures that more resembled massive but unprepossessing lizards rather than the dragons they were, had begun to grow restive.

By the time they turned to history, Young Griff was growing restive.

The roisterers were becoming hilarious once more, and the Chevalier grew restive.

He grows restive the instant you get off the subject of California.

She grew restive occasionally, but on the whole she bore it well.