单词	on tenterhooks
释义	tenterhook noun ten·​ter·​hook ˈten-tər-ˌhu̇k  : a sharp hooked nail used especially for fastening cloth on a tenter Phrases on tenterhooks : in a state of uneasiness, strain, or suspense the waiting kept us on tenterhooks Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web Many of Germany’s two million migrants from Turkey live on tenterhooks. Can Dündar, Time, 25 Feb. 2020 This news ought to have the top three players on tenterhooks. Tim Culpan | Bloomberg, Washington Post, 25 July 2019 And the New Bedford transplants, including her grandson and his Florida Atlantic University roommates, are on tenterhooks as the forecast keeps shifting. Lucas Phillips, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Sep. 2019 With global powers on tenterhooks, the risk of a miscalculation -- and a knee-jerk deployment of a nuclear weapon -- would increase. Eliza Mackintosh, CNN, 20 July 2019 His remarks on Sunday came after President Trump’s decision drew a mixed response in a region on tenterhooks over a potential war. Summer Said, WSJ, 23 June 2019 Still on tenterhooks after the gripping final scene of Outlander's season premiere? Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, 7 Nov. 2018 Specifically, Remington — indeed, the entire firearms industry — is on tenterhooks waiting for a potential landmark ruling from the Connecticut Supreme Court. Michael Hiltzik, latimes.com, 27 Mar. 2018 The industry was on tenterhooks awaiting the catch information, which typically is announced by the International Pacific Halibut Commission in late January. Laine Welch, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Mar. 2018 See More Word History Etymology tenter entry 1 + hook entry 1 First Known Use 15th century, in the meaning defined above on tenterhooks phrase as in nervous feeling or showing uncomfortable feelings of uncertainty He's been on tenterhooks in anticipation of his acceptance letter. Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance nervous anxious uneasy worried on edge upset hung up keyed up troubled insecure tense edgy het up ill at ease jittery apprehensive on pins and needles jumpy concerned antsy nervy uptight perturbed queasy hinky flustered goosey aflutter unquiet restless dithery hesitant freaked obsessed atwitter distraught preoccupied distressed queazy disturbed hypertense foreboding shook-up bothered misgiving fretful disquieted aggrieved qualmish skittish flighty fidgety spooky stewing freaked-out vexed fluttery qualmy fretting unnerved undone unstrung high-strung twittered Antonyms & Near Antonyms cool calm easy relaxed nerveless collected controlled confident sure happy-go-lucky self-assured self-confident self-controlled See More
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