chills

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He believes the boosts in mood-including those pleasurable "chills" - triggered by music might also be a side effect of a physiological reaction.

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  1. noun A moderate but penetrating coldness.
  2. noun A sensation of coldness, often accompanied by shivering and pallor of the skin.
  3. noun A checking or dampening of enthusiasm, spirit, or joy: bad news that put a chill on the celebration.
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  • There was no expression on his face whatever, but what gave me a case of the chills were his eyes. —  AHMM,December2006
  • He believes the boosts in mood-including those pleasurable "chills" - triggered by music might also be a side effect of a physiological reaction. —  Scientific American
  • People with malaria often experience fever, chills, and flu-like illness. —  The Earth Times Online Newspaper
  • Your chills will be multiplyin 'and the mood electrifyin' as you sing along to Grease's hit tunes with the gang from Rydell High. —  Post-Journal
  • March 3 shaking from terrible chills, his dad gave him Motrin. —  The Appleton Post-Crescent Latest Headlines
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