frisson
Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2010 11:14 am
by Klimt
A moment of intense excitement; a shudder:
The story's ending arouses a frisson of terror.
Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2010 11:23 pm
by Slava
This one's long been one of my favorite words. I should make a list, but then again coming across them serendipitously (another favorite) is most gratifying.
I just made my first batch of caramels for this season, and the tiny taste I granted myself provided a wondrous frisson of palatal pleasure.