Meaning & use

agog

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Highly excited or eager to know or hear something.

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The children were agog with excitement as the magician pulled out his final trick.

Fans were agog for news about the band's surprise reunion.

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Agog is typically used after a verb like 'be' and often paired with 'with excitement' or 'to know.'

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