fever pitch

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noun

a high degree of excitement, as of a gathering of people: The announcement of victory brought the crowd to fever pitch.

Origin of fever pitch

First recorded in 1910–15

Words nearby fever pitch

fever blister, feverfew, fever heat, feverish, feverous, fever pitch, feverroot, fever therapy, fever tree, fever twig, feverweed

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Example sentences from the Web for fever pitch

A few weeks before the advance on Suez, I was in Jaffa, where the enthusiasm and excitement had been at fever-pitch.
With the Turks in Palestine|Alexander Aaronsohn
Mrs Thornton was so enthusiastic in her praise, that she roused our curiosity to fever-pitch.
The Fortunes of the Farrells|Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey
He did not mind the hunger so much, but the lack of water caused him severe suffering and fanned his wrath to fever-pitch.
The Call of the Wild|Jack London

British Dictionary definitions for fever pitch

fever pitch

noun

a state of intense excitementthings were at fever pitch with the election coming up

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单词	fever pitch
释义	fever pitch SEE SYNONYMS FOR fever pitch ON THESAURUS.COM noun a high degree of excitement, as of a gathering of people: The announcement of victory brought the crowd to fever pitch. Origin of fever pitch First recorded in 1910–15 Words nearby fever pitch fever blister, feverfew, fever heat, feverish, feverous, fever pitch, feverroot, fever therapy, fever tree, fever twig, feverweed Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for fever pitch A few weeks before the advance on Suez, I was in Jaffa, where the enthusiasm and excitement had been at fever-pitch. With the Turks in Palestine\|Alexander Aaronsohn Mrs Thornton was so enthusiastic in her praise, that she roused our curiosity to fever-pitch. The Fortunes of the Farrells\|Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey He did not mind the hunger so much, but the lack of water caused him severe suffering and fanned his wrath to fever-pitch. The Call of the Wild\|Jack London British Dictionary definitions for fever pitch fever pitch noun a state of intense excitementthings were at fever pitch with the election coming up Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to fever pitch excitement, fast forward, rush, mad rush
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fever pitch

noun

Origin of fever pitch

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Example sentences from the Web for fever pitch

British Dictionary definitions for fever pitch

noun

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