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sent shivers down someone's spine

sent shivers down someone's spine is the simple past and past participle 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 sent shivers down someone's spine

What is sent shivers down someone's spine the simple past and past participle of?
Sent shivers down someone's spine is the simple past and past participle of send shivers down someone's spine.

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

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

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