a shiver down (one's) spine

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a shiver down (one's) spine

A shudder felt down one's back, due to either fear, anticipation, nervousness, or excitement. I felt a shiver down my spine at the thought of my exam tomorrow.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Cordell	kawr-DEL	English
Ioab	-	Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
MÁEl Sechnaill	-	Ancient Irish
Aydin	IE-din	Turkish
Beatrice	be-ah-TREE-che (Italian), BEE-ə-tris (English), BEE-tris (English), BE-ah-trees (Swedish), be-ah-TREES (Swedish)	Italian, English, Swedish
VÍTor	VEE-toor (Portuguese), BEE-tawr (Galician)	Portuguese, Galician