Synonyms for collywobbles
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Butterflies — anxiety, fear, uneasiness
butterflies, creeps informal, willies informal, heebie-jeebies informal US
2. Bellyache — A stomach ache or an upset stomach
Other
cholera morbus dated
Definitions
- n. 1
A stomach ache or an upset stomach.
Petunia’s off school today with a touch of the collywobbles.
- n. 2
Anxiety, fear, uneasiness.
I don’t like walking through the forest at night. It gives me the collywobbles.
Example sentences
- butterflies Beetles, butterflies and cockroaches are insects.
- bellyache A stomachache is usually mistaken for a bellyache.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| collywobbles | steady | |
| butterflies | rising | |
| bellyache | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- creeps1
- 7 letters
- willies
- 9 letters
- bellyache3
- 10 letters
- mulligrubs
- 11 letters
- butterflies3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (bellyache3 = 3 syllables).