Usually means: Shiver of pleasure from stimuli.
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  9. frisson: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
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  18. frisson: The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words
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noun:  A sudden surge of excitement.
noun:  A shiver; a thrill.

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