send shivers down someone's spine en · VERB
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
Meanings
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(idiomatic, informal) To terrify; to make someone feel extremely nervous.
Hearing that the killer escaped prison sent shivers down my spine.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sent shivers down someone's spine | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| sent shivers down someone's spine | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| sends shivers down someone's spine | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| send shivers up someone's spine | alternative | lexicographic | |
| send chills down someone's spine | alternative | lexicographic | |
| send a chill down someone's spine | alternative | lexicographic | |
| sending shivers down someone's spine | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| send a shiver down someone's spine | alternative | lexicographic | |
| send chills up someone's spine | alternative | lexicographic | |
| send a shiver up someone's spine | alternative | lexicographic | |
| send a chill up someone's spine | alternative | lexicographic |
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Translations (8)
vi lạnh sống lưng (terrify) · de jemandem kalt den Rücken runterlaufen (terrify) · fi saada kylmät väreet kulkemaan pitkin selkäpiitä (terrify) · gl arrepiar (terrify) · cmn 發毛 /发毛 (terrify) · is það fór hrollur um hann (terrify) · fr faire froid dans le dos (terrify) · pt dar um frio na barriga (terrify)