estremecer

Meaning

  1. (transitive) to shake, make tremble, make shudder
  2. (transitive) to thrill
  3. (reflexive) to shudder, to flinch

Synonyms

Hyphenated as
es‧tre‧me‧cer
Pronounced as (IPA)
/estɾemeˈθeɾ/
Etymology

In summary

From ex- (“out of”) + tremiscere (“to start shaking”), from Latin tremō, whence English tremble and tremor.

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