excited

excited
adj.
VERBS
be, feel, look, seem, sound
become, get, grow
get sb, make sb

Don't get the children too excited.

ADVERB
extremely, fairly, very, etc.
all, highly, terribly, tremendously, wildly

He was all excited about his new car.

By now the crowd was wildly excited.

overly (esp. AmE)

Maura tried not to look overly excited.

increasingly
a little, slightly, etc.
strangely
sexually
PREPOSITION
about

The kids seem pretty excited about the holidays.

at

excited at the news

by

He was puzzled but strangely excited by the commotion.

Excited is used with these nouns: ↑anticipation, ↑chatter, ↑crowd, ↑murmur, ↑talk, ↑voice, ↑whisper

Collocations dictionary. 2013.

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