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Yogi2005 Posted 21 years ago
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I'm looking for a word

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00Could you help me to find a word that describes the feeling that one can have while hearing metal hitting metal, or the sound of a fingernail rubbing against glass or styrofoam, etc 02br
00The feeling caused by the sound that makes your body shiver. 02br
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0 frisson? jolt? jangled nerves? to have one's nerves in a jangle? 02br
00shudder? spasm? to have one's nerves grated on? wave/shudder of electricity? 0-
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0 Unfortunately, I don't think English has a specific word for this - you could say "it gives me the shivers," but that's not as specific - just hearing something frightening can give you the shivers. I would usually say "it's like fingernails on a blackboard." If anyone does come up with a word for this, I'd like to hear it. 02br
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00Pieanne - I think yogi is looking fo
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0 The noise 'sets your teeth on edge'. But I can't think of a single word to describe that sensation. 02br
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