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on tenterhooksphrase feeling or showing uncomfortable feelings of uncertaintyHe's been on tenterhooks in anticipation of his acceptance letter. aflutter, antsy, anxious, atwitter, dithery, edgy, goosey, het up, hinky(slang), hung up, ill at ease, insecure, jittery, jumpy, keyed up, nervous, nervy, perturbed, queasy(also queazy), tense, troubled, uneasy, unquiet, upset, uptight, worried aggrieved, bothered, concerned, disquieted, distraught, distressed, disturbed, freaked, freaked-out, shook-upapprehensive, foreboding, hesitant, misgivingfretful, fretting, stewing, vexedqualmish, qualmyflustered, twittered, undone, unnerved, unstrungobsessed, preoccupied, restlessfidgety, flighty, fluttery, high-strung, hypertense, skittish, spooky on edge, on pins and needles calm, collected, cool, easy, happy-go-lucky, nerveless, relaxed confident, self-assured, self-confident, surecontrolled, self-controlled |