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101excitement — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) State of being excited Nouns 1. excitement, excitation; stimulation, piquancy, provocation, arousal, incitement; animation, agitation, perturbation; intoxication, high pressure; exhilaration, passion,… …
102looking forward — eagerly expecting or anticipating, waiting with bated breath …
103in an under tone — Softly, with bated breath, in a low voice, in a low tone, sotto voce …
104sotto voce — [It.] Softly, in a low voice, in an under tone, in a low tone, with bated breath …
105agog — adverb tell us what happened we re all agog! Syn: eager, excited, impatient, keen, anxious, avid, in suspense, on tenterhooks, on the edge of one s seat, on pins and needles, waiting with bated breath …
106in suspense — he left us waiting in suspense for hours Syn: eagerly, agog, with bated breath, on tenterhooks; on edge, anxious, edgy, jumpy, keyed up, uneasy, antsy, uptight, jittery …
107agog — adj 1. eager, anxious, keen, expectant, anticipatory, breathless, desirous, Sl. itchy Inf. psyched or psyched up; agape, open mouthed, Inf. ready and raring, on tiptoe, on pins and needles; excited, aroused, enthusiastic; ready, alert, vigilant,… …
108bate — I [[t]beɪt[/t]] v. bat•ed, bat•ing 1) to moderate or restrain: to bate one s enthusiasm[/ex] 2) to lessen or diminish; abate 3) to diminish or subside; abate • with bated breath Etymology: 1250–1300; ME, aph. var. of abate II bate [[t]beɪt[/t]] v …
109tenterhooks — ■ on tenterhooks anxious, in suspense, impatient, nervous, excited, waiting, watchful, expectant, eager, with bated breath COLLOQ. keyed up …
110in suspense — EAGERLY, agog, with bated breath, on tenterhooks; on edge, anxious, edgy, keyed up, uneasy; informal uptight, jumpy, jittery. → suspense …
