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- 1. a state of extreme excitement: "the football crowd was at fever pitch"
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The meaning of FEVER PITCH is a state of intense excitement and agitation. How to use fever pitch in a sentence.
be at fever pitch Their anticipation had been at fever pitch for days. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Excitement, interest, energy and enthusiasm
“Fever pitch” is often used figuratively to describe any situation where emotions are running high. For example: “The crowd was at fever pitch as their team scored the winning goal.” “The political rally reached a fever pitch when the candidate took the stage.” “My anxiety had reached a fever pitch by the time I got on stage.”
What is the meaning of the phrase ‘fever pitch’? A state of intense excitement. What is the origin of the phrase ‘fever pitch’? The word ‘pitch’, when it’s used in the sense of a high level (or height on a scale, or in a figurative sense), is believed to date back to the mid 1500s.
a state of very strong emotion: reach fever pitch Excitement at the stadium had reached /was at fever pitch. be at fever pitch Their anticipation had been at fever pitch for days. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Excitement, interest, energy and enthusiasm. alacrity.
Fever pitch definition: a high degree of excitement, as of a gathering of people. See examples of FEVER PITCH used in a sentence.
/ˈfiːvə pɪtʃ/ /ˈfiːvər pɪtʃ/ [uncountable, singular] a very high level of excitement or activity. Speculation about his future had reached fever pitch. Excitement rose to fever pitch the day before the game. The crowd had been roused to fever pitch by the drama of the game. a fever pitch of nervous excitement.
