spine-tingling
adjective
: very exciting, thrilling, or frightening
spine-tingling suspense
a spine-tingling performance
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Filmmakers can use horror to craft spine-tingling moods, keep audiences on their toes, and comment on culture.
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Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
The explosion of noise that met Jhon Duran’s finish was spine-tingling.
—Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
Virgo The most chilling and spine-tingling thing that can hurt your day is gossip.
—Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 28 Oct. 2024
The band’s main thrust was Minnie’s special gift — a voice that ranges over five octaves, soaring skyward to linger on some spine-tingling note before floating feather-like to where words can again take shape.
—David Rensin, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
Season one is filled with moments of real wonder and has dramatic twists galore, right up to that spine-tingling final shot.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 15 Nov. 2024
Today, the hotel showcases the spine-tingling story with its Haunted Happenings Tour, a 45-minute look into Morgan’s life and legacy.
—Kelsey Mulvey, Sunset Magazine, 31 Oct. 2024
The tone here is executed perfectly, delivering both belly-aching laughs and spine-tingling chills.
—EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024
Vivian Sorenson, creative culinary director of Electric Playhouse, shared what guests can expect in this spine-tingling event.
—Nasha Smith, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
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Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
The explosion of noise that met Jhon Duran’s finish was spine-tingling.
—Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
Virgo The most chilling and spine-tingling thing that can hurt your day is gossip.
—Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 28 Oct. 2024
The band’s main thrust was Minnie’s special gift — a voice that ranges over five octaves, soaring skyward to linger on some spine-tingling note before floating feather-like to where words can again take shape.
—David Rensin, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
Season one is filled with moments of real wonder and has dramatic twists galore, right up to that spine-tingling final shot.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 15 Nov. 2024
Today, the hotel showcases the spine-tingling story with its Haunted Happenings Tour, a 45-minute look into Morgan’s life and legacy.
—Kelsey Mulvey, Sunset Magazine, 31 Oct. 2024
The tone here is executed perfectly, delivering both belly-aching laughs and spine-tingling chills.
—EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024
Vivian Sorenson, creative culinary director of Electric Playhouse, shared what guests can expect in this spine-tingling event.
—Nasha Smith, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
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“Spine-tingling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spine-tingling. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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