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Cold chill

A cold chill is an involuntary shaking similar to shivering. Unlike shivering however, it is not caused by temperature, menopause or anxiety but rather is an emotionally triggered response when one is deeply affected to things such as music , speech or recollection.

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This Frisson of a Word Needs Disempowerment
Jun 19, 1994; It is time to crown a fad word of the spring and early summer. I must not hold you in unbearable suspense. The winner is - let me...
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Has `frisson' joined `flivver' in oblivion?
Sep 24, 2000; Words have something in common with hemlines. They come and they go. Now they're up, now they're down. No one can explain the...
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Frisson on fire
Jan 27, 2006; Frisson's hypermodern, breathtakingly stylized pink and orange dining room and bar motif is a promissory note of elegance, and...
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Search for $175,000 couture gown ends at new T'Frisson.(Brief Article)
Dec 10, 2003; T'Frisson will open an 1800 s/f store at 77 Greene St. in Soho which showcases high-end Brazilian designers. Merchandise ranges...
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Bon voyage: Scott Kester and Architecture TM create a ship-shape plan for San Francisco supper club Frisson.
Feb 01, 2005; With its expansive rotunda and circular dining room, San Francisco restaurant Frisson could have graced an early 20th-century...
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