thrill
verb
to feel very excited and pleased
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Become excited
exult
verb
to feel or show great pleasure and excitement, especially about something that you have achieved
go mad
to become extremely excited and happy
someone’s heart leaps/jumps/quickens
used for saying that someone suddenly feels excited, nervous, or afraid
get carried away
to become so excited or involved in something that you lose control of your feelings or behaviour
go crazy
if an audience or group of people go crazy, they become very excited
fall over yourself to do something
to be very enthusiastic about doing something
jump up and down
to be very angry, excited, or enthusiastic
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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