send a shiver down (one's) spine Idiom, Proverb
No spine
If someone has no spine, they lack courage or are cowardly.
spine-chilling|chill|chilling|spine
adj. Terrifying; causing great fear.
Many children find the movie, "Frankenstein," spine-chilling. A was spine-chilling to learn that a murderer was in our neighborhood. Compare: HAIR STAND ON END.
spine-tingling|spine|tingle
adj. Very exciting; thrilling.
Our ride up the mountain in a chair lift was spine-tingling. The children's plane ride was a spine-tingling adventure to them.send a shiver down (one's) spine
To account an acute activity of excitement, exhilaration, nervousness, or abhorrence in someone. The way that sonata swells consistently sends a shiver down my spine. It beatific a shiver down my back back Dorothy gave me such an amative look. Can we get out of here? This awful old abode is sending a shiver down my spine!Learn more: down, send, shiver, spine