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spine-tingling

adjective as in scary

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That set the tone for a spine-tingling atmosphere, which intensified further as Gareth Bale scored two stunning individual goals to give Wales a 2-1 victory.

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Capping the presentation, Andra Day sang a spine-tingling cover of Parton’s classic “Jolene.”

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The spine-tingling moment of a full Cape Town crowd singing the national anthem at the T20 World Cup final in 2023 was so emotional that it almost eclipsed their eventual defeat by Australia, but the following year's loss to New Zealand in the final was the one that got away.

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All those opportunities stemmed from a single performance at the 2019 Grammys, where Carlile delivered a spine-tingling version of The Joke, an anthemic ballad for the persecuted.

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I had thought “spine-tingling” was just a cliché.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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