frisson

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A shiver

Whenever the villain's theme played in the movie I felt a sudden frisson down my back.

A sudden surge of excitement

I felt a frisson just as they were about to announce the winner in my category.

A shudder of excitement that courses through the body
{i} thrill, brief feeling of excitement
A frisson is a short, sudden feeling of excitement or fear. A frisson of apprehension rippled round the theatre. a sudden feeling of excitement or fear = shiver frisson of (frictio; FRICTION)
an almost pleasurable sensation of fright; "a frisson of surprise shot through him
an almost pleasurable sensation of fright; "a frisson of surprise shot through him"
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