become+excited
101flip out — to suddenly become excited, frightened, or crazy. He didn t just flip out and start shooting, he planned to kill them. The first time I saw that film, I absolutely flipped out. Usage notes: also used in the form flip someone out: I am not easily… …
102get you going — get (you) going to cause you to become excited or interested. My Dad was the one who really got me going on baseball …
103get going — get (you) going to cause you to become excited or interested. My Dad was the one who really got me going on baseball …
104set someone off — set (someone) off to cause someone to become excited and upset. My sister was an unpredictable young woman, and I never knew what would set her off …
105set off — set (someone) off to cause someone to become excited and upset. My sister was an unpredictable young woman, and I never knew what would set her off …
106glow — I. v. n. 1. Be incandescent. 2. Shine brightly. 3. Burn, be hot. 4. Be ardent, be warm, warm, become excited, feel intensely. II. n. 1. Incandescence, white heat. 2. Brightness, bright color, reddening …
107inflame — I. v. a. 1. Excite, stimulate, enkindle, incite, fire, rouse, arouse, animate, inspirit, set on, work up, stir up. 2. Exasperate, irritate, nettle, provoke, anger, enrage, incense, madden, infuriate. II. v. n. 1. Take fire. 2. Become excited,… …
108head — n 1. skull, cranium, cephalon, brainpan, poll, pate, Inf. sconce, Archaic. mazard, Archaic. costard; All Inf. upstairs, upper story, belfry, noggin, dome; All Sl. bean, nut, nob, noodle, noddle, crumpet, gourd, conk. 2. intellect, mind,… …
109effervesce — ef•fer•vesce [[t]ˌɛf ərˈvɛs[/t]] v. i. vesced, vesc•ing 1) to give off bubbles of gas 2) to issue forth in bubbles 3) to show enthusiasm, excitement, or liveliness • Etymology: 1695–1705; < L effervēscere to boil up, become excited =ef ef… …
110rev — /rɛv / (say rev) noun 1. a revolution (in an engine or the like). –verb (revved, revving) –verb (t) Also, rev up. 2. a. to increase the speed of (an engine) without the gears engaged: to rev the motor. b. to cause the engine of (a vehicle) to… …
