I felt a frisson just as they were about to announce the winner in my category.
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Frisson
//fɹiˈsoʊn//
Synonyms for "frisson" (6 found)
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4 entriesTranslations
17 translations across 7 languages.
Finnish
2 entries- väristys noun (a sudden surge of excitement)
- väristys noun (a shiver)
German
4 entries- Anwandlung noun (a sudden surge of excitement)
- Erregung noun (a sudden surge of excitement)
- Nervenkitzel noun (a sudden surge of excitement)
- Schauder noun (a shiver)
Hungarian
2 entries- borzongás noun (a sudden surge of excitement)
- hidegrázás noun (a shiver)
Italian
2 entries- brivido noun (a shiver)
- fremito noun (a sudden surge of excitement)
Polish
2 entries- dreszcz noun (a sudden surge of excitement)
- dreszcz noun (a shiver)
Russian
1 entries- дрожь noun (a shiver)
Spanish
2 entries- escalofrío noun (a shiver)
- tiriton noun (a sudden surge of excitement)
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
As a perversion of freedom it was, like any perversion, erotic; as alienation it carried the frisson of having just missed the brass ring, a sensation that always brought one back for more.
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Whenever the villain's theme played in the movie I felt a sudden frisson down my back.
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All the Crichton books depend to a certain extent on a little frisson of fear and suspense: that’s what kept you turning the pages.
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