as in shivers
a sense of panic or extreme nervousness
got a bad case of the heebie-jeebies before the audition
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Recent Examples of heebie-jeebies
Shoppers are getting spooky season heebie-jeebies The Consumer Confidence Index just experienced its largest drop since August 2021.
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Melvin Backman, Quartz, 25 Sep. 2024
Either way, creepy kids have earned a permanent place in the horror canon.
Ahead, see which movie and TV children give us major heebie-jeebies.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 15 July 2024
Who gives you the biggest heebie-jeebies of the bunch?
—How To Save A Country, The New Republic, 27 Apr. 2023
Melvin Backman, Quartz, 25 Sep. 2024
Either way, creepy kids have earned a permanent place in the horror canon.
Ahead, see which movie and TV children give us major heebie-jeebies.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 15 July 2024
Who gives you the biggest heebie-jeebies of the bunch?
—How To Save A Country, The New Republic, 27 Apr. 2023
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“Heebie-jeebies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heebie-jeebies. Accessed 20 Nov. 2024.
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