willies

plural noun

ˈwi-lēz How to pronounce willies (audio)
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as in shivers
a sense of panic or extreme nervousness spiders give me the willies for some reason

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Recent Examples of willies But those little black spiders that run like the wind give me the willies. — Murr Brewster, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Jan. 2023 We should all be indebted to Emma Thompson for taking on this character, who might have given even Charles Dickens the willies. — Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Dec. 2022 Impossible movie, there will be plenty more willies to be had. — Nick Romano, EW.com, 5 Sep. 2022

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