as in thrill
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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Yet, effective leaders also better understand workplace frissons and frictions, how to motivate and resolve conflict and, above all, how to deal with people.
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Robert Logemann, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
There’s a frisson between the two from their earliest scenes together.
—Madeline Leung Coleman, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2024
Certainly there is beauty and awe to fill anyone’s soul, but does a chill draft blow through there as well, leeching ice into the spirit and sending a frisson of tingles down one’s spine?
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 25 Oct. 2024
This Saturday's matchup between the No. 1 Longhorns and No. 5 Georgia Bulldogs will carry some football frisson.
—Asher Price, Axios, 16 Oct. 2024
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Robert Logemann, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
There’s a frisson between the two from their earliest scenes together.
—Madeline Leung Coleman, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2024
Certainly there is beauty and awe to fill anyone’s soul, but does a chill draft blow through there as well, leeching ice into the spirit and sending a frisson of tingles down one’s spine?
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 25 Oct. 2024
This Saturday's matchup between the No. 1 Longhorns and No. 5 Georgia Bulldogs will carry some football frisson.
—Asher Price, Axios, 16 Oct. 2024
See All Example Sentences for frisson
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“Frisson.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frisson. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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