on tenterhooks
adjective
Roget 507:
expectant;
expecting
etc.
v.;
in expectation
etc.
n.;
on the watch
etc.
(vigilant)
459;
open-eyed,
open-mouthed,
in wide-eyed anticipation;
agape,
gaping,
all agog;
on tenterhooks,
on tiptoe,
on the tiptoe of expectation;
aux aguets†;
ready;
curious
etc.
455;
looking forward to.
expected
etc.
v.;
long expected,
foreseen;
in prospect
etc.
n.;
prospective;
in one's eye,
in one's view,
in the horizon,
on the horizon,
just over the horizon,
just around the corner,
around the corner;
impending
etc.
(destiny)
152.
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Moby thesaurus: addled, agitated, all-overish, anxious, anxioused up, apprehensive, at a loss, baffled, bamboozled, beat, bothered, buffaloed, concerned, confounded, dazed, disquieted, disturbed, fearful, floored, foreboding, fuddled, in a dilemma, in a pucker, in a stew, in suspense, keyed-up, licked, misgiving, muddled, mystified, nervous, nonplussed, on edge, on tiptoe, overanxious, overapprehensive, perplexed, perturbed, puzzled, quivering, solicitous, strained, stuck, stumped, suspenseful, taut, tense, thrown, troubled, uneasy, with bated breath, with muscles tense, zealous ... show more.
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