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excitably

[ik-sahyt-uh-blee] / ɪkˈsaɪt ə bli /


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One moment stood out - when he crouched down to excitably stress a point to substitute Boubacar Kamara as he was coming on.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2025

“Tom shoots guns” became an excitably whispered phrase among friends in L.A.’s local music scene, Nguyen said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2024

It is, as Nayman writes, “a movie whose aesthetic is defined simultaneously by size, rhythm, and duration — beyond-the-frame production design; excitably accelerated montage; elongated tracking shots calling attention to their own athletic stamina.”

From Washington Post • Oct. 20, 2020

He comes across as an excitably inquisitive host, someone who selects his guests out of an affection for collision and conversation rather than ideological conformity.

From Slate • Jun. 2, 2012

"You villain!" she screamed excitably, rushing up to the mate.

From Many Cargoes by Jacobs, W. W. (William Wymark)