Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sending shivers down someone's spine

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.88 in modern English

Syllables
send-ing shiv-er-s -down -some-one's spine
IPA
47
Scrabble Score
31
Letters
7
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of send shivers down someone's spine

Questions

What does sending shivers down someone's spine mean?
present participle and gerund of send shivers down someone's spine

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