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spine-tingling

British  

adjective

  1. causing a sensation of fear or excitement

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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It’s really no wonder that Neill would go on to play characters who echoed Mark’s descent into madness, splitting off into equally extraordinary works of spine-tingling creature feature dread.

From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026

The weigh-in was spine-tingling as the Mancunian stared down Mayweather.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2025

Wang is the spine-tingling opposite, pure electricity, pure Yuja Wang, the closest we have today to Vladimir Horowitz, who happened to be Rachmaninoff’s Beverly Hills neighbor and favorite pianist.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2025

Giant tifos and choreographed displays are common, singing is non-stop and the atmosphere is spine-tingling.

From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2025

It was eerie, spine-tingling, unearthly; it lifted the hair on Harry’s scalp and made his heart feel as though it was swelling to twice its normal size.

From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling

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