Collocations for "excitement"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "excitement" in context.
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excitement
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- [sheer, pure, unadulterated, great] excitement
- a [sense, sensation, feeling] of sheer excitement
- a [lot, great deal] of excitement
- [overcome, nervous, giddy] with excitement
- [caught up, lost] in the excitement
- couldn't [contain, hide, conceal] her excitement
- could see the excitement in [his eyes, on his face]
- the excitement was palpable in the [crowd, room, stadium]
- (much) to the excitement of the [crowd]
- excitement was (clearly) visible in her [look, eyes]
- is full of excitement
- [a look, an expression] of excitement
- [rubbed his hands, shuffled their feet, licked her lips] in excitement
- the excitement of the [competition, ride, race, trip]
- feel excitement [before, ahead of] the [trip]
- excitement surrounding the [event, release, concert]
- the excitement of [getting, opening, being, visiting, seeing, hearing, discovering]
- the excitement of opening [presents, envelopes]
- the excitement that comes with
- the excitement [generated, caused, brought about] by
- her voice [creaked, choked, rose] with excitement
'excitement' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
adventure
- afternoon
- air
- beam
- bloom
- bounce
- bubble
- buzz
- contain
- course
- curb
- danger
- dizzy
- drool
- eager
- eagerly
- embrace
- envelope
- extreme
- fair
- fever
- filled
- flush
- flutter
- generate
- giddy
- glow
- hoarse
- hush
- itch
- jolly
- lacking
- learning
- level
- lick
- lip
- listen
- live
- meek
- merry
- nipple
- overcome
- plain
- quiver
- reaction
- rein
- ripple
- rush
- scream
- seize