(one's) blood runs cold



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(one's) blood runs cold

One becomes seized by an acute and intense sensation of fear, panic, horror, or dread. My blood ran cold when I overheard that a police officer had been asking about me at work. Janet could feel her blood run cold when the murderer she was testifying against walked into the courtroom.
See also: blood, cold, run

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Mamadou-Western African
Peppino-Italian
KerstinSHESH-tin (Swedish), KER-stin (German)Swedish, German
Pitambar-Indian, Hindi
MercyMUR-seeEnglish
JakobYAH-kawp (German), YAH-kob (Danish)German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Dutch, Slovene