excitement

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​(of a subject or an event) to become interesting and exciting

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come alive

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[not before noun] (literary or humorous)
​in a state of nervous excitement

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aflutter

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​(informal) to be/become very angry or excited about something

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be/get (all) steamed up (about/over something)
(North American English also be steamed (about something))

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​(to be) very anxious or excited while you are waiting to find out something or see what will happen

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(be) on tenterhooks
(North American English also be on pins and needles)

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​(approving) (of people and their behaviour) excited, enthusiastic and full of energy

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effervescent

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to make somebody feel very excited and enthusiastic about something

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electrify somebody

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[intransitive, transitive] (formal)

​to feel and show that you are very excited and happy because of something that has happened

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exult (at/in something)

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​[transitive] to make somebody feel very excited about something or interested in something

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fire (somebody with) something

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(of your heart, etc.) to beat very quickly and not regularly

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to flutter

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[countable] a very fast heartbeat, caused when somebody is nervous or excited

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flutter

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[not usually before noun] so happy and excited that you cannot behave normally

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giddy (with something)

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​[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

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heady

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anxious, excited or slightly angry

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het up (about/over something)

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​(of a person) having strong emotions and easily becoming very excited or angry

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hot-blooded

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(literary) to make a person’s face, etc. seem bright and excited

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to illuminate/illumine something

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​very confused, worried or excited

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in a (flat) spin

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​(of people, feelings, etc.) very angry or excited

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inflamed

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very excited by something, so that you cannot think clearly

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intoxicated (by/with something)

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​making you feel excited so that you cannot think clearly

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intoxicating

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​(informal) full of activity, excitement and stress; behaving in a busy, excited, anxious way

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manic

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[usually before noun]
​making you feel very excited or anxious because you do not know what is going to happen

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nail-biting

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too interested or excited

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overheated

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[not before noun] (especially North American English, informal)
​excited, especially about something that is going to happen

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psyched

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​[usually passive] to make somebody feel more excited or determined

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pump somebody up

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​[intransitive] to function very quickly because you are afraid, excited, etc

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to race

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​[transitive] to make somebody excited or make them feel something strongly

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to stir

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​to make somebody excited

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stir the blood

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(informal)
​creating a strange feeling, similar to the feeling of having taken a powerful drug that makes you imagine things

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trippy

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​to deliberately try and make people excited or feel strongly about something

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whip somebody/something up

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​[intransitive] if your mind, thoughts, etc. ___, you feel confused and excited and cannot think clearly

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to whirl

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​(formal) feeling very anxious or excited

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with bated breath

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[not before noun] (informal)
​very excited or upset about something

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worked up (about something)