spine-tingling

adjective

Scary, exciting or exhilarating.

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Meanings

adjectivespine-tingling (comparative more spine-tingling, superlative most spine-tingling)

comparative more spine-tingling · superlative most spine-tingling

  1. idiomaticScary, exciting or exhilarating.

    Inside the ground, they saw parachutists land on the Nursery Ground before the spine-tingling spectacle of the national anthems.

    2019 July 14, Stephan Shemilt, “England win Cricket World Cup: Ben Stokes stars in dramatic finale against New Zealand”, in BBC Sport, London

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
buggishbuttock-clenchingdismayfulexcitingflaysomefreakyfrighteningfrightensomeghostlygrislygruesomehorridhorrifichorrifyingscaryterrificterrifying

Translations

Hungarian hátborzongató
  • hátborzongatóscary, exciting or exhilarating
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APA

spine-tingling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spine-tingling

MLA

“spine-tingling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spine-tingling. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spine-tingling,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spine-tingling.

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