PHRASES THAT DESCRIBE EMOTIONS/Show not Tell

Happy
To be over the moon
To be on cloud nine
To feel on top of the world
To be like a dog with two tails
To have a whale of a time (enjoy your time)
To be thrilled to bits (excited)
To be in raptures (delighted or very enthusiastic)
To grin from ear to ear (smile)
To be in stitches (laughing)
Sad
To be down in the dumps (depressed or feeling gloomy)
My/his/her heart sink (sank)
If your heart sinks, you feel very unhappy and hopeless.
- My heart sank when I heard the news of my aunt’s illness.
To have a lump in one’s throat (If you have a lump in your
throat, you have a tight feeling in your throat because of a strong
emotion such as sadness)
The speech was so touching that I had a lump in my throat.
To feel gloomy
To be on the brink of tears
To break down into tears
To cry one’s eyes out (cry hard)
eyes are puffy and red
Fear (horrified by ...
a shiver ran down my spine......
frozen with terror
all hairs on my body stood on their ends....
Trembling with fear.....
Panic started to engulf me
Started shaking like a leaf
Turned as white as a ghost
My heart skipped a beat
Something/someone sends chills down my spine
Blood turned cold
The pounding / drumming / hammering of my heart could be heard miles
away.
It was a spine-chilling/nightmarish/Teeth-chattering/
pulse pounding/adrenaline packed
(moment/experience)
Angry
Breathing fire
fuming mad...
boiling mad...
To see red...
mind was engulfed by rage......
Look daggers at someone
Give someone a black look
rant and rave=Shout and complain angrily and at length.
Shock/surprise
Flabbergasted........... (participle ed start)
Dumbfounded..........
I was taken aback
My jaw dropped
My eyes nearly pop out of my head

I stood rooted to the ground.

Something is a bolt from the blue (suddenly)

Nervous/Excitement
Buzzing with anticipation (positive)
To be on pins and needles
I had butterflies in the stomach
my tummy twitched and rumbled....
beads of cold sweat were dripping down......
Embarrassed
My face turned beet red
I wanted to dig a hole and hide......
I didn’t know where to put myself
I started stammering
Tired
I wasworn out with fatigue......
I could not muster up a single ounce of strength any more..
My limbs felt as if they were chained to iron shackles....
Hungry
ravenous / famished (adjective start)

My tummy was begging for food

My tummy was growling

wolfed down my food.........

hungry as a wolf......

I dug my teeth into

I devoured……..

Pain

To be writhing in agony

A line of fire sear (seared) through...

Tokeel (keeled) over in gut wrenching pain....

To feel your tummy twisting and turning in agony....