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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Looking for a word meaning overwhelmed and excited #205995 06/06/2012 3:52 PM Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 4 purnululu stranger purnululu stranger Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 4 Hey wordsters, As the thread title suggests...I want an ambiguous word that expresses trepedation and excitememt at future prospects. Cheers for all help! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Looking for a word meaning overwhelmed and excited purnululu #205996 06/06/2012 4:02 PM Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,971 Likes: 3 Land of the Flat Water LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,971 Likes: 3 Land of the Flat Water anxiety, fear, apprehension, tense desire, butterfly ----please, draw me a sheep---- Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Looking for a word meaning overwhelmed and excited purnululu #206011 06/07/2012 8:38 PM Joined: May 2012 Posts: 6 Northwest Florida MissAriadne stranger MissAriadne stranger Joined: May 2012 Posts: 6 Northwest Florida Hmmmn. you must mean "fear and trembling." Can't do better than that. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Looking for a word meaning overwhelmed and excited purnululu #206012 06/07/2012 10:11 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 How about the phrase butterflies in ones stomach? Luke hinted at it, but let's lay it out in full. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Looking for a word meaning overwhelmed and excited purnululu #206032 06/09/2012 2:05 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky A-tremble? [half stealing from Miss A] If you're looking for one single word, that is. The phrase on pins and needles comes to mind. Welcome. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Looking for a word meaning overwhelmed and excited Jackie #206037 06/10/2012 1:04 AM Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 4 purnululu stranger purnululu stranger Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 4 Thanks for the suggestions. I'm a little disappointed I can't find a single word, as muh as I like the proposed idioms. Thanks for the help! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Looking for a word meaning overwhelmed and excited purnululu #206105 06/19/2012 6:35 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,027 Switzerland wsieber old hand wsieber old hand Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,027 Switzerland on tenterhooks (that's two words, but..) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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