estremecimiento

Spanish

Etymology

From estremecer +‎ -miento.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Spain) /estɾemeθiˈmjento/ [es.t̪ɾe.me.θiˈmjẽn̪.t̪o]
IPA^(key): (Latin America) /estɾemesiˈmjento/ [es.t̪ɾe.me.siˈmjẽn̪.t̪o]
Rhymes: -ento
Syllabification: es‧tre‧me‧ci‧mien‧to

Noun

estremecimiento m (plural estremecimientos)

shudder, shuddering, flinch, trembling, shiver, quivering, quiver
Synonym: (Colombia, Venezuela) estremezón
thrill, frisson, tingling
spasm

Further reading

“estremecimiento”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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