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sending shivers down someone's spine

sending shivers down someone's spine is the present participle and gerund of send shivers down someone's spine.

Meaning of send shivers down someone's spine

Verb

send shivers down someone's spine (third-person singular simple present sends shivers down someone's spine, present participle sending shivers down someone's spine, simple past and past participle sent shivers down someone's spine)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To terrify; to make someone feel extremely nervous.
    • Hearing that the killer escaped prison sent shivers down my spine.

Questions about sending shivers down someone's spine

What is sending shivers down someone's spine the present participle and gerund of?
Sending shivers down someone's spine is the present participle and gerund of send shivers down someone's spine.

Words near sending shivers down someone's spine in the dictionary

  1. sending offs
  2. sending on
  3. sending one's apologies
  4. sending out
  5. sending out for
  6. sending shivers down someone's spine
  7. sending someone packing
  8. sending someone to the showers
  9. sending to Coventry
  10. sending to dorse
  11. sending to the glue factory

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