all wound up Meaning Very tense or nervous; jittery. For example A: "Why is Don pacing?" B: "I think hes all wound up because hes next to get a performance review." Ugh, I hate having to talk to the boss about my pay. That happened hours ago, and I still feel all wound up! ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ➠ 1.1K views05:58