send shivers down someone's spine (English, verb)
expansion: 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)
Senses:
glosses: To terrify; to make someone feel extremely nervous.
tags: idiomatic
informal
Forms:
form: sends shivers down someone's spine
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: sending shivers down someone's spine
tags: participle
present
form: sent shivers down someone's spine
tags: participle
past
form: sent shivers down someone's spine
tags: past
form: send a shiver down someone's spine
tags: alternative
form: send a shiver up someone's spine
tags: alternative
form: send shivers up someone's spine
tags: alternative
form: send a chill down someone's spine
tags: alternative
form: send chills down someone's spine
tags: alternative
form: send a chill up someone's spine
tags: alternative
form: send chills up someone's spine
tags: alternative