A frisson of surprise shot through him. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
I think you can have male friends but the frisson is always there. From Wordnik.com. [Friends With a Woman ?] Reference
And I bet the death sentence can give a certain frisson to thrill-seeking girls. From Wordnik.com. [Top 10 Hot Girl - Nerdy Guy Movies » Scene-Stealers] Reference
You ` re the sort of person that likes to be able to have some kind of frisson, some kind of friction. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 19, 2009] Reference
I like the word frisson better. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-04-01] Reference
"It just adds a kind of frisson of joy, a little pleasure," Fine posited. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Some people think fashion is all about clothes and models and words like "frisson," but those people - ha, feel free to chide. From Wordnik.com. [Megite Technology News: What's Happening Right Now] Reference
A frisson of lingering fear shot down Lucy's spine. From Wordnik.com. [Thief Of Hearts]
As she listened, she felt afaint frisson of recognition. From Wordnik.com. [Dance Of Death]
But it is just that: a frisson, not a sustainable stream. From Wordnik.com. [Don’t Wait For a Thank You, Mr. President] Reference
A most peculiar frisson frizzled its way along Sophie's nerves. From Wordnik.com. [A Lady of Expectations]
And that frisson you get from simply being in the City of Light. From Wordnik.com. [Culture On The Cheap] Reference
In Manhattan there was a frisson of fear: had terror struck again?. From Wordnik.com. [Fade to Black] Reference
And when their eyes met a frisson of awareness tingled through her. From Wordnik.com. [At The Spaniard's Convenience]
The smile turned cold, and once again I felt the frisson of uneasiness. From Wordnik.com. [Sagittarius Whorl]
A frisson of hope ran through her; would her wiles work on him as well?. From Wordnik.com. [The Perfect Lover]
The cackle, the frisson, the journalism lucre all come from exposing it. From Wordnik.com. [In The Time Of The Tabs] Reference
Despite this mild frisson of controversy, I still couldn't get arrested. From Wordnik.com. [American Beat: 'No War' Shirt? No Problem] Reference
Has Conrad's story not lent him a certain dash of danger, even a frisson?. From Wordnik.com. [Conrad Black Gets Out Of Jail] Reference
They will never feel the frisson I do when they look at O'Connor, or Collins. From Wordnik.com. [THE BARRIERS, AND BEYOND] Reference
She could recall it perfectly, and even just recalling it sent a frisson through her. From Wordnik.com. [Purchased For Revenge]
Nora murmured, contemplating the empty, elegantly lit interior with a frisson of alarm. From Wordnik.com. [Mistress for a Weekend]
An unexpected frisson raced down her back, giving her goose bumps and instant hard nipples. From Wordnik.com. [Hot And Bothered]
He looked her up and down, his uncompromising gaze sending a frisson of heat over her skin. From Wordnik.com. [One Night Of Scandal]
Such uni-dimensional thinking sends a frisson of rubicund belligerence down American spines. From Wordnik.com. [Terrorists and Freedom Fighters] Reference
He felt a frisson of superstitious dread as he mounted the steps that led up to the chancel. From Wordnik.com. [The Pillars of the Earth]
Elric felt his spirits drop and he knew a frisson of deep terror mixed with a growing anger. From Wordnik.com. [The Fortress of the Pearl]
The idea of Thalia knitting, with two long, sharp needles, gave me another frisson of horror. From Wordnik.com. [All Together Dead]
A good meal, a good chat, a good massage -- none ignite that frisson of happiness they once did. From Wordnik.com. [How It All Starts Inside Your Brain] Reference
He felt a frisson of immediacy, the same excitement he had felt on seeing the longship in the ice. From Wordnik.com. [Crusader Gold]
Kirstie felt a frisson of awareness and when she glanced across at her daughter she saw that Becky was watching them. From Wordnik.com. [At The Spaniard's Convenience]
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