opwinding

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Dutch

Etymology

From opwinden +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

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Noun

opwinding f (plural opwindingen, diminutive opwindinkje n)

  1. agitation, trepidation
    • 1947, Anne Frank, Het Achterhuis:
      Ons leven verliep met de nodige opwindingen
      Our lives progressed with the needed agitations