agog
very eager or curious; in a state of excited anticipation
Agog in a sentence
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The children were agog with excitement as the magician prepared his final trick.
The lecture hall was agog when the physicist promised to reveal an unpublished result.
Using “agog” well
Agog conveys keyed-up, eager anticipation, often used predicatively, as in agog with excitement. It carries a lively, almost breathless tone rather than calm interest.
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