willienoun
also willy uk/ˈwɪl.i/us/ˈwɪl.i/the willies [ plural ] informal
a feeling of nervousness and fear, especially caused by something strange or threatening:
Spending a night in the house alone always gives me the willies.
Seeing something in the shadows, I suddenly got the willies and ran.
[ C ] another spelling of willy
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Fear & phobias
- acrophobia
- aerophobia
- agoraphobic
- alarm
- arachnophobia
- bogey
- chill
- claustrophobia
- cold sweat
- fearful
- fright
- homophobia
- horror
- hydrophobia
- hydrophobic
- panic
- panic stations
- phobia
- terror
- xenophobe
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