Definition
In a state of excited agitation or nervous anticipation; all aflutter with emotion or activity.
Etymology
From prefix 'a-' (in a state of) + 'twitter' (to tremble or chirp). The word 'twitter' comes from Old English 'twiterian,' meaning to twitter or chirp like a bird. The 'a-' prefix was added to create an adjective meaning 'in a state of twittering' or excitement.
Kelly Says
This word perfectly captures that fizzy feeling before something exciting happens—when you're so hyped you can barely sit still. It fell out of fashion around the early 1900s, but it's a genius way to describe pre-social media excitement, since the modern Twitter platform ironically brought this old word back into casual usage.
Translations
ARالعربية
مُشْتَغَل
mu-shta-gh-al
BNবাংলা
উত্তেজিত
ut-te-jit
CACatalà
en estat de xoc
en es-tat de shok
CSČeština
vzteky
vtz-e-ky
DEDeutsch
augenzwinkernd
ow-gen-tsvin-kernd
ELΕλληνικά
εξανθιασμένος
eks-an-thee-as-men-os
ESEspañol
enloquecido
en-lo-keh-si-doh
FAفارسی
تحریک پذیر
tah-reeq-e-pe-zar
FISuomi
väsynyt
va-sy-nyt
FRFrançais
enthousiaste
ɑ̃-θu-zjɑːst
HIहिन्दी
उत्तेजित
ut-te-jit
HUMagyar
felfordult
fel-ford-ult
IDBahasa Indonesia
gembira
ge-mbira
IGIG
nwere ike
nwe-re i-ke
ITItaliano
in preda
in preh-dah
MRMR
उत्साहित
ut-sa-a-hit
MSBahasa Melayu
gembira
ge-mbira
MYမြန်မာ
ကျော်ကြား
chaw-kya
NLNederlands
in de war
in de war
PLPolski
wściekły
vsh-ch-eh-k-lee
PTPortuguês
em polvorosa
e-m po-lv-o-ro-sah
RORomână
agitat
a-gee-taht
RUРусский
взволнованный
vzvolnovannyy
SVSvenska
nervös
ner-vohs
SWKiswahili
furaha
fu-ra-ha
TAதமிழ்
உற்சாகம்
ut-sa-ka-m
TEతెలుగు
ఉత్సాహం
ut-sa-a-ham
TLTL
na-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-ng
na-e-e-e-e-e-e-ng
TRTürkçe
heyecanlı
he-ya-n-li
UKУкраїнська
забуджений
za-bud-zhen-nyy
URاردو
غُصّے میں
ghus-say mayn
VITiếng Việt
bồn chồn
bon chon