frisson
noun/ˈfɹiː.sɔ̃ː/UK/fɹiˈsoʊn/US
Etymology
Borrowed from French frisson.
- borrowed from frisson
Definitions
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 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.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for frisson. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA