willies

pl.n. Slang
Feelings of uneasiness. Often used with the: The dark, dank cave gave me the willies.

[Origin unknown.]

noun

A state of nervous restlessness or agitation: fidget (often used in plural), jitter (used in plural), jump (used in plural), shiver¹ (used in plural), tremble (often used in plural). Informal all-overs, shake (used in plural). Slang heebie-jeebies, jim-jams. See calm/agitation, fear/courage.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: feelings of uneasiness

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Dansk (Danish)
n. pl. - [sl.] myrekryb, [sl.] på nerverne

Nederlands (Dutch)
zenuwen

Français (French)
n. pl. - trouille, chocottes

Deutsch (German)
n. pl. - nervöses Unbehagen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. pl. - (καθομ.) εκνευρισμός

Italiano (Italian)
brividi

Português (Portuguese)
n. pl. - nervosismo (m)

Русский (Russian)
нервная дрожь, раздражение

Español (Spanish)
n. pl. - nerviosidad, escalofríos

Svenska (Swedish)
n. pl. - skakis

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
焦虑不安, 心惊肉跳

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. pl. - 焦慮不安, 心驚肉跳

한국어 (Korean)
n. pl. - 오싹하는 기분, 겁

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ぞっとする気持

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الجمع) نرفزة شديدة, اهتياج عصبي بالغ‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. pl. - ‮עצבנות, חרדה‬

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