frissonner

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French

Pronunciation

Verb

frissonner

  1. (of emotion) tremble
  2. shiver
  3. (literary) rustle
    • 1820, Alphonse de Lamartine, "Le Soir" in Médiations Poétiques:
      De ce hêtre au feuillage sombre ¶ J’entends frissonner les rameaux
      Of this beech of sombre foliage ¶ I hear the twigs rustling
    • 1942, “Que reste-t-il de nos amours ?”, Charles Trenet (lyrics), Léo Chauliac and Charles Trenet (music), performed by Charles Trenet:
      Ce soir, c’est une chanson d’automne / dans la maison qui frissonne / et je pense aux jours lointains.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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