rùng mình
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Definition
- Verb:
- To shudder: To experience a sudden, brief, and involuntary trembling of the body, typically caused by fear, horror, disgust, or a sudden chill.
- To shiver: To tremble slightly and uncontrollably, often as a physical reaction to cold or a strong emotional stimulus.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Cô ấy rùng mình khi nghe câu chuyện ma. (She shuddered when she heard the ghost story.)
- Trời lạnh khiến tôi rùng mình. (The cold weather made me shiver.)
- Hình ảnh đó khiến ai nhìn thấy cũng phải rùng mình. (That image made anyone who saw it shudder.)
Advanced Usage
- The verb often describes a visceral, instinctive physical reaction to something unsettling or physically uncomfortable. It emphasizes a quick, full-body tremor.
- It can be used figuratively to describe a strong feeling of revulsion or fear elicited by a thought or memory.
- Nghĩ lại sai lầm cũ, anh ấy vẫn rùng mình. (Thinking back on his old mistake, he still shudders.)
Variants and Related Words
- Rùng rợn (adj): creepy, gruesome, horrifying. This adjective describes the thing that causes the feeling of "rùng mình."
- Bộ phim có không khí rùng rợn. (The movie has a creepy atmosphere.)
Synonyms
- Shudder: To tremble convulsively, typically from fear or revulsion.
- Shiver: To shake slightly and uncontrollably, as from cold or emotion.
- Tremble: To shake involuntarily, often from fear, excitement, or weakness.
Related Idioms
- Lạnh sống lưng / lạnh gáy: Literally "cold spine/nape," meaning to feel a chill of fear. This is a common sensation that leads to "rùng mình."
- Câu chuyện kể của ông ấy làm tôi lạnh sống lưng. (His tale sent a chill down my spine.)
- Sởn gai ốc: To have goosebumps; to feel one's hair stand on end. This is a similar physical reaction often experienced alongside "rùng mình."
- Tiếng hú trong đêm khiến cô ấy sởn gai ốc. (The howl in the night gave her goosebumps.)
verb
- to tremble; to feel creepy
- rùng mình vì lạnhto shudder with cold