agog
The children were agog as they watched the magician pull a rabbit out of a hat.
Adjective 1. Highly excited, eager, or curious: Feeling or showing a state of great enthusiasm, anticipation, or keen interest, often about something specific that is about to happen or be revealed.
The word "agog" describes a state of eager excitement or intense curiosity. It is typically used predicatively (after a linking verb like be, seem, look) and is often followed by a prepositional phrase starting with for, with, or to to indicate the source of the excitement.
- The audience was agog with anticipation for the magician's final trick.
- The children were agog to see what was inside the large, wrapped box.
- The scientific community is agog over the new discovery.
- She listened, agog, as he told the incredible story of his adventure.
- To be agog for something: To be eagerly awaiting or desiring something.
- The collectors were agog for a glimpse of the rare painting.
- To be agog to do something: To be very eager and impatient to do something.
- He was agog to share the good news with his family.
- To set/leave someone agog: To cause someone to become very excited or curious.
- The mysterious headline left the entire office agog.
- Agog is primarily used as an adjective. It does not have common noun or verb forms.
- Agog can sometimes function as an adverb in older or more literary usage, meaning "in an eager or excited manner," though this is now rare.
- They listened agog to the tale. (archaic/literary adverbial use)
- Eager
- Excited
- Keen
- Enthralled
- Aflutter
- On tenterhooks
- Breathless with anticipation
- Apathetic
- Uninterested
- Bored
- Indifferent
- Blasé
While "agog" itself is not commonly part of a larger idiom, it is frequently used in the set phrases described in the "Advanced Usage" section (e.g., agog for, agog to).
The children were agog as they watched the magician pull a rabbit out of a hat.
- highly excited