fever pitch



fever pitch

if you say that a feeling or a situation has reached fever pitch, you mean that people's emotions have become so strong that they can only just control themselves By the time the princess appeared on the balcony, excitement among the crowd was at fever pitch. Tension reached fever pitch as reports came in of further bomb attacks in the north.
See also: fever, pitch

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Keelan-Irish
JaysonJAY-sənEnglish
Willett['wilit]
Tallak-Norwegian
ParvatiPAHR-vah-teeHinduism, Indian, Hindi
MarikeMAH-ree-kəDutch