frisson
a sudden, passing sensation of excitement; a shudder of emotion; thrill: The movie offers the viewer the occasional frisson of seeing a character in mortal danger.
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How to use frisson in a sentence
That said, and with no disrespect to those raucous souls who packed Madison Square Garden more than a century ago, I think there’s a limit for how long the frisson of an indoor race can be sustained.
By the same token, however, one wonders whether civilian life might lack the intensity, the frisson, of elite-level competition.
I am not exaggerating when I say the frisson was palpable when the spirit of my defunct profile showed up reinvigorated on my phone.
Why Facebook keeps collecting people’s data and building their profiles even when their accounts are deactivated | Kate Kaye | October 28, 2021 | DigidayHe’s not motivated by a bounty hunter’s mentality, he explained in an email — rather, he chases after the frisson of delight that curious counterexamples can give.
Mathematician Disproves 80-Year-Old Algebra Conjecture | Erica Klarreich | April 12, 2021 | Quanta MagazineThe rhythmic frisson in the music is much better at creating metaphysical side effects than the singer is at describing them, but there’s still mystery and melancholy in that riddle of an album title, “Future Nostalgia.”
Album of the year is the Grammy that nobody deserves to win | Chris Richards | March 12, 2021 | Washington Post
You know, a novel comes not from a decision but a frisson, a sort of shiver that goes through you.
Martin Amis Talks About Nazis, Novels, and Cute Babies | Ronald K. Fried | October 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTA farm comes with all sorts of things to add a little frisson to the pursuit of happiness, give it an edge.
What Did TJ Mean By “Pursuit of Happiness,” Anyway? | P. J. O’Rourke | June 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThis gives family gatherings a certain frisson of danger under normal circumstances.
As the crowd sucked down the debate happy-hour specials in the hours before the debate, a worried frisson settled over them.
Anxious Moments and Dry Humor for Obama Faithful Watching Debate in Park Slope | David Freedlander | October 17, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTA great work of fiction involves a certain frisson that occurs when its various components cohere and then ignite.
It is here that he communicates to us the nouveau frisson, here that he does what no one else has done.
Ive managed the frisson (womans touch), some colour-sensations, sublimities, etc.
The Life and Letters of Lafcadio Hearn, Volume 2 | Elizabeth BislandI waved my hand, and had soon left rue Robert le frisson far behind me.
Leaves from a Field Note-Book | J. H. MorganNo purely physical theory can interpret all the mystery of the frisson.
Exotics and Retrospectives | Lafcadio HearnAnd the appetite that drove her to ask for more, that was the only sauce–an appetite that was a frisson.
The Missourian | Eugene P. (Eugene Percy) Lyle
British Dictionary definitions for frisson
/ French (frisɔ̃) /
a shudder or shiver; thrill
Origin of frisson
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