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sends shivers down someone's spine

sends shivers down someone's spine is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 sends shivers down someone's spine

What is sends shivers down someone's spine the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Sends shivers down someone's spine is the third-person singular simple present indicative of send shivers down someone's spine.

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

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

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