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have butterflies in one's stomach

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.55 in modern English

Syllables
have but-ter-flies in one's s-tom-ach
IPA
46
Scrabble Score
28
Letters
5
Syllables
16
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To experience a certain “fluttery” physical sensation in one's stomach, associated with nervousness, uncertainty, anxiety, apprehension, or excitement.

Intransitive verb

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Usage

Inflected Forms

has butterflies in one's stomach (present, singular) having butterflies in one's stomach (participle, present) had butterflies in one's stomach (participle, past) had butterflies in one's stomach (past)

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What does have butterflies in one's stomach mean?
To experience a certain “fluttery” physical sensation in one's stomach, associated with nervousness, uncertainty, anxiety, apprehension, or excitement.

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