excitement Flashcards
(of a subject or an event) to become interesting and exciting
come alive
[not before noun] (literary or humorous)
in a state of nervous excitement
aflutter
(informal) to be/become very angry or excited about something
be/get (all) steamed up (about/over something)
(North American English also be steamed (about something))
(to be) very anxious or excited while you are waiting to find out something or see what will happen
(be) on tenterhooks
(North American English also be on pins and needles)
(approving) (of people and their behaviour) excited, enthusiastic and full of energy
effervescent
to make somebody feel very excited and enthusiastic about something
electrify somebody
[intransitive, transitive] (formal)
to feel and show that you are very excited and happy because of something that has happened
exult (at/in something)
[transitive] to make somebody feel very excited about something or interested in something
fire (somebody with) something
(of your heart, etc.) to beat very quickly and not regularly
to flutter
[countable] a very fast heartbeat, caused when somebody is nervous or excited
flutter
[not usually before noun] so happy and excited that you cannot behave normally
giddy (with something)
[usually before noun] having a strong effect on your senses; making you feel excited and confident,
[not before noun] (of a person) excited in a way that makes you do things without worrying about the possible results
heady
anxious, excited or slightly angry
het up (about/over something)
(of a person) having strong emotions and easily becoming very excited or angry
hot-blooded
(literary) to make a person’s face, etc. seem bright and excited
to illuminate/illumine something
very confused, worried or excited
in a (flat) spin
(of people, feelings, etc.) very angry or excited
inflamed
very excited by something, so that you cannot think clearly
intoxicated (by/with something)
making you feel excited so that you cannot think clearly
intoxicating
(informal) full of activity, excitement and stress; behaving in a busy, excited, anxious way
manic
[usually before noun]
making you feel very excited or anxious because you do not know what is going to happen
nail-biting
too interested or excited
overheated
[not before noun] (especially North American English, informal)
excited, especially about something that is going to happen
psyched
[usually passive] to make somebody feel more excited or determined
pump somebody up
[intransitive] to function very quickly because you are afraid, excited, etc
to race
[transitive] to make somebody excited or make them feel something strongly
to stir
to make somebody excited
stir the blood
(informal)
creating a strange feeling, similar to the feeling of having taken a powerful drug that makes you imagine things
trippy
to deliberately try and make people excited or feel strongly about something
whip somebody/something up
[intransitive] if your mind, thoughts, etc. ___, you feel confused and excited and cannot think clearly
to whirl
(formal) feeling very anxious or excited
with bated breath
[not before noun] (informal)
very excited or upset about something
worked up (about something)
