frissons

noun

plural of frisson
as in thrills
a pleasurably intense stimulation of the feelings those two are still caught up in the giddy frisson of a new romance

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Recent Examples of frissons Although those claims are hotly contested, R1’s debut sent markets reeling and frissons through Silicon Valley. — Charlie Campbell, Time, 27 Jan. 2026
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  1. thrills
  2. kicks
Noun
  • Horror genres While horror is a genre itself, some sub-genres deliver different thrills than others.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • New à la carte dining options complement the waterpark thrills at Low Tide Smoke, a barbecue restaurant, Catch of the Cay, a seafood-centric eatery, and Tidal Treats, which has ice cream and desserts.
    — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of thrills
Noun
  • Cargill and Legend hit stereo pump kicks and started throwing hands, but Charlotte reentered the fray and shoved Cargill out of the ring with a ladder.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • By controlling these kicks, the team can tune the system’s heating rate.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 31 July 2026
Definition of kicks

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