Agog

English

Etymology

From Middle English, from Old French, en + gogues "in a merry mood". See also the Italian agognare (“to desire eagerly”)

Pronunciation

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• (US) IPA: /əˈɡɒɡ/
• Rhymes: -ɒɡ

Adjective

Agog (comparative more Agog, superlative most Agog)

1. In eager desire, eager, astir.
2. (chiefly of eyes) Wide open.

Adverb

Agog (comparative more Agog, superlative most Agog)

1. In a state of high anticipation, excitement, or interest.

Synonyms

• all-a-gog

Thesaurus

advertent; agape; aghast; alacritous; alert; all agog; all ears; all eyes; amazed; animated; anticipant; anticipating; anticipative; anticipatory; anxious; aquiver; ardent; aroused; assiduous; astonished; astounded; at gaze; athirst; atingle; attentive; atwitter; avid; awaiting; aware; awed; awestruck; beguiled; bewildered; bewitched; breathless; burning with curiosity; bursting; bursting to; captivated; careful; carried away; certain; concentrated; confident; confounded; conscious; consumed with curiosity; curious; desirous; diligent; dumbfounded; dumbstruck; eager; earnest; ebullient; effervescent; enchanted; enraptured; enravished; enthralled; enthusiastic; entranced; excited; exhilarated; expectant; expecting; fascinated; finical; finicking; finicky; fired; flabbergasted; forearmed; forestalling; forewarned; forward; full of life; galvanized; gaping; gauping; gazing; ghoulish; gossipy; heedful; high; hopeful; hopped up; hypnotized; impassioned; impatient; in anticipation; in awe; in awe of; in expectation; inflamed; inquiring; inquisitive; intense; intent; intentive; interested; itchy; keen; keyed up; lathered up; lively; looking for; looking forward to; lost in wonder; manic; marveling; mesmerized; meticulous; mindful; morbid; morbidly curious; moved; nice; niggling; not surprised; observant; observing; on the ball; on the job; open-eared; open-eyed; openmouthed; optimistic; overcurious; overwhelmed; panting; popeyed; prepared; prompt; prurient; puzzled; quick; quizzical; rapt in wonder; raring to; ready; ready and willing; ready to burst; regardful; restive; roused; sanguine; scopophiliac; spellbound; spirited; staggered; staring; steamed up; stimulated; stirred; stirred up; stupefied; supercurious; sure; surprised; thirsty; thrilled; thunderstruck; tingling; tingly; turned-on; under a charm; unsurprised; vital; vivacious; vivid; voyeuristic; waiting; waiting for; watchful; watching for; whipped up; wide-eyed; wonder-struck; wondering; worked up; wrought up; yeasty; zestful

Translations

Adjective

in eager desire

Portuguese: ansioso (pt), curioso (pt)

Spanish: ansioso (es), curioso (es)

Adverb

in a state of high anticipation

Portuguese: ansiosamente (pt)