frisson
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3ADJ.
sudden
VERB + FRISSON
carried, felt
PREP.
down
Definitions
noun
A sudden surge of excitement.
I felt a frisson just as they were about to announce the winner in my category.
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.
A shiver; a thrill.
Whenever the villain's theme played in the movie I felt a sudden frisson down my back.
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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3I felt a frisson just as they were about to announce the winner in my category.
WiktionaryAs 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.
WiktionaryWhenever the villain's theme played in the movie I felt a sudden frisson down my back.
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