Antonyms for willies
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : wil-eez |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈwɪl iz |
Definition of willies
Origin :- 1896, "spell of nervousness," perhaps from the woollies, a dialectal term for "nervous uneasiness," probably in reference to the itchiness of wool garments.
- As in jitters : noun nervousness
- As in nervousness : noun anxious state
- As in goose bumps : noun raised bumps on skin
- As in heebie-jeebies : noun jitters
- As in jitters : noun nervous restlessness
- As in unease : noun anxiety
- As in anxiety : noun worry, tension
- As in hangover : noun result of heavy drinking
- The "Willies" themselves had had the best of care and attention.
- Extract from : « Life in a Tank » by Richard Haigh
- If I'm in for having a trained nurse do it for me, it'll give me the Willies.
- Extract from : « T. Tembarom » by Frances Hodgson Burnett
- They give me the jimjams, the willies, and I want to get away.
- Extract from : « A Yankee in the Far East » by George Hoyt Allen
- It was not Willies knock, she knew, but it might be news of Willie.
- Extract from : « The Talk of the Town, Volume 2 (of 2) » by James Payn
- He is quite good at the Willies,24 and so I think we have got a fair chance.
- Extract from : « Sixty Squadron R.A.F. » by Group-Captain A. J. L. Scott
- Minnie Mead, Willies wife, turned in $40 by her sewing machine.
- Extract from : « Stanley in Africa » by James P. Boyd
- There is also a place for a gun in the rear, but this is rarely used, for "Willies" do not often turn tail and flee!
- Extract from : « Life in a Tank » by Richard Haigh
- In a word, we had succumbed to the "Willies," and would permit no man to utter a word of criticism against them.
- Extract from : « Life in a Tank » by Richard Haigh
- It was no fault of Willies that the play had not succeeded, and it was cruel to visit such a misfortune upon his innocent head.
- Extract from : « The Talk of the Town, Volume 2 (of 2) » by James Payn
- A guy like me, which has got a real expressive face, could get the willies just looking at them.
- Extract from : « Hoiman and the Solar Circuit » by Gordon Dewey
Synonyms for willies
- aftereffect
- agitation
- all-overs
- anger
- angst
- animation
- ants in pants
- anxiety
- anxiousness
- apprehension
- big head
- botheration
- butterflies
- care
- cold creeps
- cold shivers
- cold sweat
- concern
- creeps
- delirium
- delirium tremens
- discomfiture
- disquiet
- disquietude
- distress
- dither
- dithers
- doubt
- downer
- drag
- dread
- drunkenness
- DTs
- excitability
- feverishness
- fidget
- fidgets
- flap
- fluster
- foreboding
- fretfulness
- fuss
- goose bumps
- goose pimples
- gooseflesh
- headache
- heebie-jeebies
- horripilation
- impatience
- jimjams
- jitters
- jump
- jumps
- misery
- misgiving
- mistrust
- moodiness
- morning after
- nail-biting
- needles
- nerves
- nervousness
- neurasthenia
- neuroticism
- panic
- perturbation
- pins and needles
- quivers
- restlessness
- sensitivity
- shakes
- shiver
- shivers
- solicitude
- stage fright
- stimulation
- stress
- suffering
- suspense
- sweat
- tenseness
- tension
- timidity
- tizzy
- to-do
- touchiness
- tremble
- trembles
- tremulousness
- trouble
- turbulence
- uncertainty
- under the weather
- unease
- uneasiness
- watchfulness
- willies
- withdrawal
- worriment
- worry
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