fris·son
(fr -s   )
n. pl. fris·sons (-s
z, -s)
A moment of intense excitement; a shudder: The story's ending arouses a frisson of
terror.
[French, from Old French fricons, pl. of
fricon, a trembling, from Vulgar Latin *fr
 cti, *frctin-, from Latin
frgre, to be
cold.] |
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Mom's high note during her solo aroused a frisson of delight in her youngest grandchild, Gretchen.
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