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Tingle

To feel a kind of thrilling sensation, as in hearing a shrill sound.

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Broader term 4

Fear 76% connected

A variant of Fere, a mate, a companion.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Fearfulness 76% connected

The state of being fearful.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Fright 76% connected

A state of terror excited by the sudden appearance of danger; sudden and violent fear, usually of short duration; a sudden alarm.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Itch 76% connected

To have an uneasy sensation in the skin, which inclines the person to scratch the part affected.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Prickle 74% connected

A little prick; a small, sharp point; a fine, sharp process or projection, as from the skin of an animal, the bark of a plant, etc.; a spine.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Prickle 74% connected

A little prick; a small, sharp point; a fine, sharp process or projection, as from the skin of an animal, the bark of a plant, etc.; a spine.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 9

Chill 92% connected

A moderate but disagreeable degree of cold; a disagreeable sensation of coolness, accompanied with shivering.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

frisson 92% connected

A sudden brief thrill, shiver or wave of excitement.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Prickle 92% connected

A little prick; a small, sharp point; a fine, sharp process or projection, as from the skin of an animal, the bark of a plant, etc.; a spine.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Prickling 92% connected

Prickly.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Quiver 92% connected

Nimble; active.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Shiver 92% connected

One of the small pieces, or splinters, into which a brittle thing is broken by sudden violence; -- generally used in the plural.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Shudder 92% connected

To tremble or shake with fear, horrer, or aversion; to shiver with cold; to quake.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Thrill 92% connected

A warbling; a trill.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Tingling 92% connected

of Tingle

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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