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Chills

Noun CEFR C2 Standard
t͡ʃɪlz

Definitions

  1. A biological response to being tickled; being cold; or experiencing fear, euphoria or sexual arousal in which the person forms goose bumps.
    plural, plural-only
  2. A feeling of being cold, a symptom of many conditions.
    plural, plural-only

Equivalents

Españolescalofríos
Portuguêscalafrio
7 more languages
العربيةرعشةيبرّد
Češtinazimnice
Ελληνικάρίγος
Русскийозноб
Svenskafrossa
Українськадрижаки

Examples

“I get⟳ chills every time I hear⟳ that song.”
“That feathery touch⟳ on my neck gave me the chills.”
“Being under dressed for this weather has given me the chills.”
“When I tripped so close⟳ to the edge of the cliff, I felt chills across my whole body.”
“When we made eye contact⟳, my heart fluttered and chills ran down my spine.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
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