"frisson" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈfɹiː.sɔ̃ː/ [UK], /fɹiˈsoʊn/ [US], /fɹiˈsõʊn/ [US] Audio: en-us-frisson.ogg Forms: frissons [plural]
Rhymes: (US) -oʊn Etymology: Borrowed from French frisson. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|frisson}} French frisson Head templates: {{en-noun}} frisson (plural frissons)
  1. A sudden surge of excitement. Categories (topical): Emotions Translations (a sudden surge of excitement): väristys (Finnish), Nervenkitzel [masculine] (German), Erregung [feminine] (German), Anwandlung [feminine] (German), borzongás (Hungarian), fremito [masculine] (Italian), tiriton (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-frisson-en-noun-pcngYrta Disambiguation of Emotions: 73 27 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 24 30 31 8 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of 'a sudden surge of excitement': 98 2
  2. A shiver; a thrill. Translations (a shiver): väristys (Finnish), Schauder [masculine] (German), Schauer [masculine] (German), Zittern [neuter] (German), hidegrázás (Hungarian), brivido (Italian), dreszcz [masculine] (Polish), дрожь (drožʹ) [feminine] (Russian), escalofrío (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-frisson-en-noun-p-IL67kY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 24 30 31 8 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 44 56 Disambiguation of 'a shiver': 4 96

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