Willies is an English word with synonyms like edginess or uneasiness. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Willies meaning
plural of willy
Synonyms of Willies
Using Willies
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of willy
- Useful related words include: edginess, uneasiness, inquietude, disquietude.
- In the example corpus, willies often appears in combinations such as: the willies, premier willies, willies mchunu.
Context around Willies
- Average sentence length in these examples: 17.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 9 end
- Sentence types: 10 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Willies
- In this selection, "willies" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 17.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, premier, coach, willy, mchunu, left and honor stand out and add context to how "willies" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include advocates the willies and and premier willies mchunu. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "willies" sits close to words such as aadi, aayush and abbottabad, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with willies
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
It was Willies breakthrough. (4 words)
There will be no willies left. (6 words)
Are we sure those aren’t his willies? (8 words)
In lieu of flowers, for those that would like to donate, the family has requested that the donations go to the Skowhegan High School Football and Baseball Boosters in Coach Willies honor. (32 words)
This time around, the only people who dared to defy the sort-of-edict not to formally attend were former KZN ANC leader Sihle Zikalala and Premier Willies Mchunu. (29 words)
The KwaZulu-Natal government is to conduct lifestyle audits of officials in high-risk positions "starting with our supply chain management units", Premier Willies Mchunu announced on Wednesday. (28 words)
Are we sure those aren’t his willies? (8 words)
Example sentences (11)
Assessing Nelson's legacy is challenging because there are so many Willies to assess.
There will be no willies left.
In lieu of flowers, for those that would like to donate, the family has requested that the donations go to the Skowhegan High School Football and Baseball Boosters in Coach Willies honor.
It was Willies breakthrough.
CES wiz-bang surveillance tech gives privacy advocates the willies.
In Black Lagoon, the Willies are still on the hunt for The Champ, which is rivaling Daniel Edgar’s Grande Noir for elusive and bedeviling behavior.
Are we sure those aren’t his willies?
The KwaZulu-Natal government is to conduct lifestyle audits of officials in high-risk positions "starting with our supply chain management units", Premier Willies Mchunu announced on Wednesday.
They're the only reptiles that give me the willies.
This time around, the only people who dared to defy the sort-of-edict not to formally attend were former KZN ANC leader Sihle Zikalala and Premier Willies Mchunu.
The Australian English term "willy-willy" or "whirly-whirly" is thought to derive from Yindjibarndi or a neighbouring language. citation In Aboriginal myths, willy-willies represent spirit forms.
Common combinations with willies
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: