estremecer

Meaning

1. to cause to shake
2. to shake; to tremble
3. to shiver
4. to terrify; to send shivers down someone's spine

Concepts

shake

🫨

shiver

tremble

quiver

shudder

quake

wince

tenderize

thrill

throb

give a start

unsettle

wiggle

dither

didder

flinch

jerk

rock

🪨

start

startle

stir

Synonyms

tremer

tiritar

sacudir

assustar-se

sobressaltar-se

comover

mover

abalar

Translations

temblar

tremolar

tressaillir

ριγώ

τρέμω

estremecer

huiveren

rillen

rabbrividire

trembler

tremare

bibberen

tremolare

zittern

grelotter

Pronounced as (IPA)

/is.tɾe.meˈse(ʁ)/

Etymology

From es- + Latin tremēscere (“to begin to tremble, to shake”), from tremō (“to shake, to tremble”) + -ēscō, from Proto-Indo-European *trem- (“tremble”).