Meaning of agog | Babel Free

Definitions

1. excited, enthused, moved
2. In eager desire, eager, astir.
3. Wide open.
4. past participle of emocionar

Equivalents

Examples

“Everyone’s agog at the new twist⟳ to the royal scandal.”

“Cotton Mather came galloping down All the way to Newbury town, With his eyes agog and his ears set⟳ wide, And his marvellous inkhorn at his side;”

“. . . and did not move⟳ even when the frogs crept out of the water and listened, with their gold-rimmed eyes all agog, and their yellow throats palpitating.”

“People leaning forward⟳, their lips parted a little, their eyes agog, staring at her, Elinor, with a horrible ghoulish excitement . . .”

“Joe shook his head in awe, eyes agog and mouth hanging open⟳ as mine once must have⟳ hung for the tales of the north woods' legendary denizens.”

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