estremecimiento

Spanish

Etymology

From estremecer +‎ -miento.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

estremecimiento m (plural estremecimientos)

1. shudder, shuddering, flinch, trembling, shiver, quivering, quiver

   Synonym: (Colombia, Venezuela) estremezón

2. thrill, frisson, tingling
3. spasm

Further reading

• “estremecimiento”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28