atwitter

Examples

• All

• You might recognize that these mini-messages belong to Twitter, the latest online sensation that has everyone, well, atwitter.

  Academic text (2009)

• -I'm atwitter.

  The Spirit (2008)

• The blogosphere is atwitter over conspiracies that Mitt Romney snuck notes into the presidential debate, a violation of the traditional rules.

  Blog text (30)

• The children were all atwitter with excitement as the fair approached.

• After hearing the news, my friends were atwitter, anxiously discussing what might happen next.

• The crowd was atwitter before the concert, eagerly waiting for the band to take the stage.

Synonyms

N

nervous

vsatwitter

∞ 1.3

Feeling worried and easily frightened

is the combination of eager unease rather than mainly worry about outcomes

E

excited

vsatwitter

∞ 1.0

Feeling very happy and eager about something

is mixed eager unease and slight restlessness rather than pure positive eagerness

A

anxious

vsatwitter

201 2.7

Feeling worried or nervous about something that might happen

is more about eager unease and anticipation rather than mainly worry

A

agitated

vsatwitter

49 4.1

Feeling nervous, upset, and not calm

is milder and more anticipatory rather than mainly troubled or distressed

G

giddy

vsatwitter

28 3.0

Very happy and excited to the point of feeling dizzy

is the mixed eager unease rather than carefree dizzy happiness

J

jittery

vsatwitter

26 4.5

Feeling nervous and unable to stay still

is more about eager unease than the tense jumpy type of feeling

T

twitchy

vsatwitter

• Informal

9 4.6

Feeling nervous and unable to stay still

is broader anticipatory unease rather than mainly jumpy reflexes

F

fidgety

vsatwitter

8 4.8

Unable to stay still because you feel nervous

is a more internal eager unease instead of continual small movements

I

in a tizzy

vsatwitter

• Informal

4 8.6

Feeling very nervous and confused about something

is the calmer sense of eager unease rather than being flustered

A

aflutter

vsatwitter

3 7.9

Feeling excited and a little nervous

is the general eager unease rather than mostly physical trembling

A

agog

vsatwitter

3 7.1

Very excited to hear or see something

is mixed eager unease plus slight restlessness rather than pure eagerness

A

a-flutter

vsatwitter

• Literature

2 8.9

Feeling excited and nervous with your heart beating fast

is a broader state of eager unease rather than mainly physical trembling

F

fluttery

vsatwitter

2 4.9

Feeling nervous and excited with a quick, shaky feeling in the body

is more about general eager unease rather than only light shakiness

A

aquiver

vsatwitter

1 9.9

Shaking slightly, often because of excitement or strong feeling

is a general eager unease rather than chiefly physical shaking

T

toey

vsatwitter

• Australian

1 9.9

Feeling nervous and restless before an important event

is the wider mix of eager unease rather than only expectation restlessness

T

twittery

vsatwitter

• Informal

7.9

Feeling nervous, excited, and unable to stay still

is the general feeling of eager unease rather than mainly chatty restlessness

A

atingle

vsatwitter

• Archaic

6.4

Having a slight tingling on the skin from excitement or cold

is the broader mix of eager unease rather than mainly physical sensation

F

flurried

vsatwitter

7.4

Feeling nervous and hurried after something sudden happens

is a steadier anticipatory unease rather than sudden busy restlessness

B

buzzed with excitement

vsatwitter

4.7

Full of lively energy because people feel excited

is the milder mixed eager unease rather than strong energetic thrill

Antonyms

C

calm

52 1.0

A quiet, peaceful feeling that helps you stay steady

U

unexcited

1 3.7

Calm and not showing strong feeling

How Agitated

agitated

49 4.1

atwitter

• Literature

1 8.9

nervous

∞ 1.3

uneasy

98 3.2

calm

735 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology