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spine-tingling

  • 1 estremecedor

    adj.
    shaking, shocking, striking.
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    1 startling
    2 (grito) bloodcurdling
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    ADJ alarming, disturbing
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    - dora adjetivo <escena/noticia> horrifying; <grito/relato> spine-chilling, hair-raising
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    = eerie, heart-rending, heart-rendering, touching, spooky [spookier -comp., spookiest -sup.], spine-tingling, groundshaking, heart-wrenching, thrilling.
    Ex. Undoubtedly in Dickens's 'Oliver Twist' we are meant to feel the eerie terror of Oliver's first night spent with the coffins in the undertaker's workshop, where he is made to sleep.
    Ex. Their heart-rending plight stretching over centuries is a blot on Indian civilization.
    Ex. The book makes harrowing reading, charting the relentless disintegration of Schumann's mental and physical faculties, with equally heart-rendering intervals of lucidity and self-awareness.
    Ex. In a world of daily genocide, where two-thirds of humanity are condemned, it is touching to see a spark of what solidarity can do.
    Ex. Records are even being sold with terrifying sounds designed to create a ' spooky' atmosphere at home.
    Ex. This is a spine-tingling collection of real haunted houses and spooky ghost stories.
    Ex. The author gives an insider's perspective on what it feels like to be an Arab since the groundshaking events of 1967 when Arab hopes were unexpectedly shattered by the outcome of the Arab Israeli war.
    Ex. Which just goes to show that truth is always, always, always more amazing, more heart-wrenching, more fantastic than anyone's imagination.
    Ex. This makes autobiography a thrilling ingredient of biography.
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    - dora adjetivo <escena/noticia> horrifying; <grito/relato> spine-chilling, hair-raising
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    = eerie, heart-rending, heart-rendering, touching, spooky [spookier -comp., spookiest -sup.], spine-tingling, groundshaking, heart-wrenching, thrilling.

    Ex: Undoubtedly in Dickens's 'Oliver Twist' we are meant to feel the eerie terror of Oliver's first night spent with the coffins in the undertaker's workshop, where he is made to sleep.

    Ex: Their heart-rending plight stretching over centuries is a blot on Indian civilization.
    Ex: The book makes harrowing reading, charting the relentless disintegration of Schumann's mental and physical faculties, with equally heart-rendering intervals of lucidity and self-awareness.
    Ex: In a world of daily genocide, where two-thirds of humanity are condemned, it is touching to see a spark of what solidarity can do.
    Ex: Records are even being sold with terrifying sounds designed to create a ' spooky' atmosphere at home.
    Ex: This is a spine-tingling collection of real haunted houses and spooky ghost stories.
    Ex: The author gives an insider's perspective on what it feels like to be an Arab since the groundshaking events of 1967 when Arab hopes were unexpectedly shattered by the outcome of the Arab Israeli war.
    Ex: Which just goes to show that truth is always, always, always more amazing, more heart-wrenching, more fantastic than anyone's imagination.
    Ex: This makes autobiography a thrilling ingredient of biography.

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    ‹escena/noticia/relato› horrifying, hair-raising
    un grito estremecedor a spine-chilling cry
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    estremecedor
    ◊ - dora adjetivo ‹escena/noticia horrifying;


    grito/relato spine-chilling, hair-raising
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    estremecedor, -ora adj
    [ruido, grito] horrifying, ghastly; [crimen, imágenes, historia] horrifying, appalling
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    adj terrifying
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    : horrifying

    Spanish-English dictionary > estremecedor

  • 2 escalofriante

    adj.
    1 spine-chilling.
    2 hair-raising, bloodcurdling, crawly, creepy.
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    1 chilling, bloodcurdling, hair-raising
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    ADJ (=espeluznante) bloodcurdling, hair-raising; (=aterrador) frightening, chilling
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    adjetivo <crimen/escena> horrifying; < cifra> staggering, incredible
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    = chilling, spooky [spookier -comp., spookiest -sup.], spine-tingling, eerie, creepy [creepier -comp., creepiest -sup.].
    Ex. The article is entitled ' Chilling admissions: the affirmative action crisis and the search for alternatives'.
    Ex. Records are even being sold with terrifying sounds designed to create a ' spooky' atmosphere at home.
    Ex. This is a spine-tingling collection of real haunted houses and spooky ghost stories.
    Ex. Undoubtedly in Dickens's 'Oliver Twist' we are meant to feel the eerie terror of Oliver's first night spent with the coffins in the undertaker's workshop, where he is made to sleep.
    Ex. For me, it's like those really creepy films I used to like watching when I was a kid.
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    adjetivo <crimen/escena> horrifying; < cifra> staggering, incredible
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    = chilling, spooky [spookier -comp., spookiest -sup.], spine-tingling, eerie, creepy [creepier -comp., creepiest -sup.].

    Ex: The article is entitled ' Chilling admissions: the affirmative action crisis and the search for alternatives'.

    Ex: Records are even being sold with terrifying sounds designed to create a ' spooky' atmosphere at home.
    Ex: This is a spine-tingling collection of real haunted houses and spooky ghost stories.
    Ex: Undoubtedly in Dickens's 'Oliver Twist' we are meant to feel the eerie terror of Oliver's first night spent with the coffins in the undertaker's workshop, where he is made to sleep.
    Ex: For me, it's like those really creepy films I used to like watching when I was a kid.

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    ‹crimen/escena› horrifying; ‹cifra› staggering, incredible
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    escalofriante adjetivo ‹crimen/escena horrifying;
    cifra staggering, incredible
    escalofriante adjetivo hair-raising, chilling, horrifying
    ' escalofriante' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    grito
    English:
    chilling
    - sickening
    - spine-chilling
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    spine-chilling
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    adj horrifying
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    : horrifying, bloodcurdling
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    escalofriante adj horrifying

    Spanish-English dictionary > escalofriante

  • 3 espeluznante

    adj.
    hair-raising, lurid.
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    1 hair-raising, terrifying, horrifying
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    ADJ hair-raising, horrifying
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    adjetivo <tragedia/estado/experiencia> horrific, horrifying; < grito> terrifying, blood-curdling
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    = horrifying, shocking, spooky [spookier -comp., spookiest -sup.], grisly [grislier -comp., grisliest -sup.], chilling, lurid, spine-tingling, hair-raising, creepy [creepier -comp., creepiest -sup.].
    Ex. The article 'A horrifying problem' examines the controversial issue about whether to remove books about satanism from the library shelves.
    Ex. The author mentions several recent shocking revelations concerning the activities of the Japanese government and its officials.
    Ex. Records are even being sold with terrifying sounds designed to create a ' spooky' atmosphere at home.
    Ex. Much of what he sees and shows his readers is grim, if not grisly.
    Ex. The article is entitled ' Chilling admissions: the affirmative action crisis and the search for alternatives'.
    Ex. At the end of the day, there may be only a thin line that separates news from advertisements, as one travels from the lurid to the ridiculous.
    Ex. This is a spine-tingling collection of real haunted houses and spooky ghost stories.
    Ex. This ' hair-raising' experience will allow students to have a better understanding of what energy is and why it's so important.
    Ex. For me, it's like those really creepy films I used to like watching when I was a kid.
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    * de un modo espeluznante = spookily.
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    adjetivo <tragedia/estado/experiencia> horrific, horrifying; < grito> terrifying, blood-curdling
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    = horrifying, shocking, spooky [spookier -comp., spookiest -sup.], grisly [grislier -comp., grisliest -sup.], chilling, lurid, spine-tingling, hair-raising, creepy [creepier -comp., creepiest -sup.].

    Ex: The article 'A horrifying problem' examines the controversial issue about whether to remove books about satanism from the library shelves.

    Ex: The author mentions several recent shocking revelations concerning the activities of the Japanese government and its officials.
    Ex: Records are even being sold with terrifying sounds designed to create a ' spooky' atmosphere at home.
    Ex: Much of what he sees and shows his readers is grim, if not grisly.
    Ex: The article is entitled ' Chilling admissions: the affirmative action crisis and the search for alternatives'.
    Ex: At the end of the day, there may be only a thin line that separates news from advertisements, as one travels from the lurid to the ridiculous.
    Ex: This is a spine-tingling collection of real haunted houses and spooky ghost stories.
    Ex: This ' hair-raising' experience will allow students to have a better understanding of what energy is and why it's so important.
    Ex: For me, it's like those really creepy films I used to like watching when I was a kid.
    * de un modo espeluznante = spookily.

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    1 (que produce terror) ‹tragedia/estado› horrific, horrifying; ‹historia/experiencia› horrific, horrifying, hair-raising; ‹grito› terrifying, blood-curdling
    2 ( RPl fam) (de mala calidad) terrible
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    espeluznante adjetivo ‹tragedia/estado/experiencia horrific, horrifying;
    grito terrifying, blood-curdling
    espeluznante adjetivo hair-raising, terrifying
    ' espeluznante' also found in these entries:
    English:
    blood-curdling
    - creepy
    - eerie
    - grisly
    - hair
    - hair-raising
    - hairy
    - lurid
    - spooky
    - blood
    - shocking
    - spine
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    [escena, suceso] horrific, horrifying; [relato] hair-raising; [grito] bloodcurdling; [sonido] terrifying
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    adj horrific, horrifying
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    : hair-raising, terrifying
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    espeluznante adj terrifying

    Spanish-English dictionary > espeluznante

  • 4 lúgubre

    adj.
    lugubrious, dreary, funereal, gloomy.
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    1 (triste) bleak, lugubrious; (fúnebre) sombre (US somber), mournful
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    ADJ (=triste) mournful, lugubrious frm, dismal; [voz, tono] sombre, somber (EEUU), mournful
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    adjetivo <habitación/ambiente/persona> gloomy, lugubrious (liter); <rostro/voz/paisaje> gloomy
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    = gloomy [gloomier -comp., gloomiest -sup.], grim [grimmer -comp., grimmest -sup.], grim-faced, dreary [drearier -comp., dreariest -sup.], spooky [spookier -comp., spookiest -sup.], spine-tingling, doleful, lugubrious.
    Ex. In spite of gloomy conditions thoughtful library leaders are saying that opportunities have never been more promising.
    Ex. Anita Schiller's own grim conclusion was that 'These two opposing and often inimical views, when incorporated within reference service, often reduce overall effectiveness'.
    Ex. In the English language, people are described as grim, while in Journalese they are referred to as being ' grim-faced'.
    Ex. The city was considered to be seedy (decayed, littered, grimy, and dreary), crowded, busy, and strongly idiosyncratic (quaint, historic, colorful, and full of 'atmosphere').
    Ex. Records are even being sold with terrifying sounds designed to create a ' spooky' atmosphere at home.
    Ex. This is a spine-tingling collection of real haunted houses and spooky ghost stories.
    Ex. This year will go down as the most depressing doleful Christmas I've ever had.
    Ex. Such epigones seldom present more than a lugubrious rehash and potpourri of their idols.
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    * de un modo lúgubre = spookily.
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    adjetivo <habitación/ambiente/persona> gloomy, lugubrious (liter); <rostro/voz/paisaje> gloomy
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    = gloomy [gloomier -comp., gloomiest -sup.], grim [grimmer -comp., grimmest -sup.], grim-faced, dreary [drearier -comp., dreariest -sup.], spooky [spookier -comp., spookiest -sup.], spine-tingling, doleful, lugubrious.

    Ex: In spite of gloomy conditions thoughtful library leaders are saying that opportunities have never been more promising.

    Ex: Anita Schiller's own grim conclusion was that 'These two opposing and often inimical views, when incorporated within reference service, often reduce overall effectiveness'.
    Ex: In the English language, people are described as grim, while in Journalese they are referred to as being ' grim-faced'.
    Ex: The city was considered to be seedy (decayed, littered, grimy, and dreary), crowded, busy, and strongly idiosyncratic (quaint, historic, colorful, and full of 'atmosphere').
    Ex: Records are even being sold with terrifying sounds designed to create a ' spooky' atmosphere at home.
    Ex: This is a spine-tingling collection of real haunted houses and spooky ghost stories.
    Ex: This year will go down as the most depressing doleful Christmas I've ever had.
    Ex: Such epigones seldom present more than a lugubrious rehash and potpourri of their idols.
    * de un modo lúgubre = spookily.

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    ‹habitación/ambiente› gloomy, dismal, lugubrious ( liter); ‹persona› gloomy, somber*, lugubrious ( liter); ‹paisaje› gloomy, dismal; ‹rostro/voz› gloomy, mournful, somber*
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    lúgubre adjetivo
    gloomy
    lúgubre adjetivo dismail, lugubrious
    ' lúgubre' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    sombrío
    English:
    cheerless
    - dingy
    - dismal
    - doleful
    - dreary
    - grim
    - mournful
    - somber
    - sombre
    - desolate
    - gloomy
    - lugubrious
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    1. [triste, melancólico] [semblante, expresión] gloomy, mournful;
    [pensamiento, tono] gloomy, sombre
    2. [fúnebre] [idea, relato] morbid;
    [voz] sepulchral
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    adj gloomy
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    : gloomy, lugubrious
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    lúgubre adj gloomy [comp. gloomier; superl. gloomiest] / grim [comp. grimmer; superl. grimmest]

    Spanish-English dictionary > lúgubre

  • 5 casa frecuentada por los espíritus

    Ex. This is a spine-tingling collection of real haunted houses and spooky ghost stories.
    * * *

    Ex: This is a spine-tingling collection of real haunted houses and spooky ghost stories.

    Spanish-English dictionary > casa frecuentada por los espíritus

  • 6 siniestro2

    2 = ominous, sinister, dark [darker -comp., darkest -sup.], spooky [spookier -comp., spookiest -sup.], spine-tingling, portentous.
    Ex. At first blush, nothing seemed particularly ominous about the formation of the ad hoc committee.
    Ex. The selectman received this explanation in silence, but he fastened on the librarian a glance full of sinister meaning.
    Ex. The novel is disturbingly dark, violent, and filled with iconoclasm, despair, and paranoia = La novela es inquietantmente siniestra y violenta y está llena de iconoclasía, desesperación y paranoia.
    Ex. Records are even being sold with terrifying sounds designed to create a ' spooky' atmosphere at home.
    Ex. This is a spine-tingling collection of real haunted houses and spooky ghost stories.
    Ex. Before me stretched the portentous menacing road of a new decade.
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    * de un modo siniestro = spookily.

    Spanish-English dictionary > siniestro2

  • 7 siniestro

    adj.
    1 sinister, ominous.
    2 left-hand, left.
    3 sinister, evil.
    m.
    1 damage, loss.
    2 accident.
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    1 literal (izquierdo) left, left-hand
    2 (malo) sinister, ominous
    3 (funesto) fateful, disastrous
    1 disaster, catastrophe (accidente) accident; (incendio) fire
    \
    ————————
    1 disaster, catastrophe (accidente) accident; (incendio) fire
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    (f. - siniestra)
    adj.
    2) left
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    1. ADJ
    1) (=malintencionado) [intenciones, personaje] sinister; [mirada] evil
    2) (=desgraciado) [día, viaje] fateful; [coincidencia] unfortunate
    3) liter (=izquierdo) left
    2.
    SM (=desastre natural) disaster; (=accidente) accident
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    I
    - tra adjetivo
    1) (liter) <mano/lado> left (before n)
    2) <mirada/aspecto> sinister; < intenciones> sinister, evil
    II
    masculino (frml) ( accidente) accident; ( causado por una fuerza natural) disaster, catastrophe
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    I
    - tra adjetivo
    1) (liter) <mano/lado> left (before n)
    2) <mirada/aspecto> sinister; < intenciones> sinister, evil
    II
    masculino (frml) ( accidente) accident; ( causado por una fuerza natural) disaster, catastrophe
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    siniestro1

    Ex: This situation requires a very skilled information worker if total disaster is to be avoided.

    * plan de recuperación tras un siniestro = disaster recovery, disaster recovery plan.
    * planificación contra siniestros = disaster planning, disaster preparedness plan, disaster preparedness planning.
    * planificación de recuperación tras siniestros = disaster recovery planning.
    * preparación contra siniestros = disaster preparedness.
    * simulacro de siniestro = disaster exercise drill.
    * siniestro total = write-off [writeoff].
    * tener un siniestro = suffer + disaster.

    siniestro2
    2 = ominous, sinister, dark [darker -comp., darkest -sup.], spooky [spookier -comp., spookiest -sup.], spine-tingling, portentous.

    Ex: At first blush, nothing seemed particularly ominous about the formation of the ad hoc committee.

    Ex: The selectman received this explanation in silence, but he fastened on the librarian a glance full of sinister meaning.
    Ex: The novel is disturbingly dark, violent, and filled with iconoclasm, despair, and paranoia = La novela es inquietantmente siniestra y violenta y está llena de iconoclasía, desesperación y paranoia.
    Ex: Records are even being sold with terrifying sounds designed to create a ' spooky' atmosphere at home.
    Ex: This is a spine-tingling collection of real haunted houses and spooky ghost stories.
    Ex: Before me stretched the portentous menacing road of a new decade.
    * de un modo siniestro = spookily.

    siniestro3
    * a diestro y siniestro = like there's no tomorrow.
    * repartir a diestro y siniestro = dish out.
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    A ( liter); ‹mano/lado› left ( before n)
    B
    1 ‹mirada/aspecto› sinister; ‹intenciones› sinister, evil
    2 ‹día/encuentro› fateful
    ( frml)
    (accidente) accident; (causado por una fuerza natural) disaster, catastrophe
    acudió al lugar del siniestro she visited the scene of the accident ( o the disaster area etc)
    el coche fue declarado siniestro total the car was declared a total wreck ( AmE) o ( BrE) a write-off
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    siniestro 1
    ◊ - tra adjetivo ‹mirada/aspecto sinister;


    intenciones sinister, evil
    siniestro 2 sustantivo masculino (frml) ( accidente) accident;
    ( causado por una fuerza natural) disaster, catastrophe
    siniestro,-a
    I adjetivo
    1 (de aspecto malvado) sinister, evil
    un juego siniestro, a wicked game
    2 frml (del lado izquierdo) left
    II m (accidente) disaster, catastrophe
    ' siniestro' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    diestra
    - diestro
    - siniestra
    English:
    dark
    - ominous
    - sinister
    - splash about
    - write off
    - write-off
    - area
    - disaster
    - write
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    siniestro, -a
    adj
    1. [malo] sinister
    2. [desgraciado] disastrous
    3. [izquierdo] left
    nm
    1. [daño, catástrofe] disaster;
    [accidente de coche] accident; [incendio] fire; [atentado] terrorist attack
    2. [en seguros] loss
    siniestro total total loss;
    mi taxi fue declarado siniestro total my cab was declared a total wreck o Br a write-off
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    I adj sinister
    II m accident; ( catástrofe) disaster
    * * *
    siniestro, - tra adj
    1) izquierdo: left, left-hand
    2) malvado: sinister, evil
    : accident, disaster

    Spanish-English dictionary > siniestro

См. также в других словарях:

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  • spine-tingling — spine .tingling adj making you feel very excited or frightened, in an enjoyable way ▪ The festival opened with Nic Roeg s latest spine tingling film …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Spine-tingling — is a reaction to either being spooked (e.g. an animal sensing danger) or a human hearing/feeling/seeing something so personally moving that it sends chills down their body. The sensation can be spontaneous but can be felt before it happens… …   Wikipedia

  • spine-tingling — [spīn′tiŋ΄gliŋ] adj. very moving, thrilling, or terrifying * * * …   Universalium

  • spine-tingling — ► ADJECTIVE informal ▪ thrilling or pleasurably frightening …   English terms dictionary

  • spine-tingling — [spīn′tiŋ΄gliŋ] adj. very moving, thrilling, or terrifying …   English World dictionary

  • spine-tingling — ADJ GRADED A spine tingling film or piece of music is enjoyable because it causes you to feel a strong emotion such as excitement or fear. ...Martin Scorsese s spine tingling and stylish thriller. ...a spine tingling rendition of Why Do Fools… …   English dictionary

  • spine-tingling — {adj.} Very exciting; thrilling. * /Our ride up the mountain in a chair lift was spine tingling./ * /The children s plane ride was a spine tingling adventure to them./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • spine-tingling — {adj.} Very exciting; thrilling. * /Our ride up the mountain in a chair lift was spine tingling./ * /The children s plane ride was a spine tingling adventure to them./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • spine-tingling — adj Very exciting; thrilling. Our ride up the mountain in a chair lift was spine tingling. The children s plane ride was a spine tingling adventure to them …   Словарь американских идиом

  • spine-tingling — spine tin|gling [ spaın ,tıŋglıŋ ] adjective very exciting or frightening in a way that you enjoy …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English


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