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willies /ˈwɪliz/ noun
willies
/ˈwɪliz/
noun
Learner's definition of WILLIES

the willies

informal
: a nervous feeling紧张不安;心惊肉跳

willies

plural noun

wil·​lies ˈwi-lēz How to pronounce willies (audio)
: a fit of nervousness : jitters
used with the

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Impossible movie, there will be plenty more willies to be had. Nick Romano, EW.com, 5 Sep. 2022 This way, a sign says, is the lower cave: a 3/4-mile tunnel that’s not especially challenging nor tight enough to trigger claustrophobic willies. Scott Hewitt, oregonlive, 19 Aug. 2022 Memory is imperfect, as Forth explains in his book, and encounters with a modern-day hobbit can scare the willies out of anyone. Rebecca Coffey, Forbes, 16 May 2022 The veg sandwich, in which a salty and steroidal oyster mushroom subs for the bird, just gives me the willies. Tim Carman, Washington Post, 5 July 2022 Those social media videos of people willingly jumping off tall pinnacles while wearing the flimsiest of parachutes or minuscule flying gear are enough to give the rest of us the willies. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2021 But most of the Christmas-y efforts feel original, including a bloody throw down in a retail store, a twisty story with heisting Santas, and a yuletide family dinner that'll give you the willies. Bill Keveney, USA TODAY, 10 Aug. 2021 This Image miniseries, which has almost reached its conclusion, genuinely gives me the willies. Tribune News Service, cleveland, 7 Aug. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

origin unknown

First Known Use

circa 1896, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of willies was circa 1896

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