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calafrio — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • chills noun A feeling of coldness in the body, often a symptom of illness or a reaction to fear or excitement.
  • shiver verb To tremble briefly, usually from cold, fear, or a strong emotion.
  • shudder verb To shake briefly, usually from fear, cold, or disgust.

Senses

calafrio is used for these senses in English:

  • chills (medicine) A feeling of being cold, a symptom of many conditions.
  • shiver The act of shivering.
  • shiver (medicine) A bodily response to early hypothermia.
  • shudder A shivering tremor, often from fear or horror.

shiver — full definition

  1. verb To tremble briefly, usually from cold, fear, or a strong emotion.
  2. noun A brief trembling, or the shudder it produces.
  3. noun A splinter or small broken fragment, especially of glass or wood.
  4. noun A group of sharks swimming together.

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