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N1 Adverb, Suru verb

ぞっとshuddering, shivering, trembling, being horrified, being disgusted

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    1. Adverb, Suru verb

      1.

      shuddering, shivering, trembling, being horrified, being disgusted

      Onomatopoeic or mimetic word,

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    ぞっとゾッと

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      墜落(ついらく)した飛行機(ひこうき)()っていたらと(かんが)えるとぞっとする。

      The thought of being on that crashed plane makes me shudder.

      • N1

      (わたし)ぞっとする場面(ばめん)(おお)いホラー映画(えいが)()(こと)出来(でき)ません。

      I can't watch horror movies with lots of shudder-inducing scenes.

      • N1

      もし祖父(そふ)(がん)発見(はっけん)(おく)れていたらと(かんが)えるとぞっとします。

      I shudder to think what would've happened if my grandfather's cancer had been found any later.

      • N1

      海水浴(かいすいよく)(ちゅう)にサメが(した)(およ)いでいる(こと)()づいた(とき)ぞっとしました。

      I shuddered when I realized a shark was swimming beneath me while I was in the ocean.

      • N1

      (ぼく)津波(つなみ)経験(けいけん)しているので、(いま)津波(つなみ)()たらと想像(そうぞう)するだけでぞっとせずにはいられない。

      Having lived through a tsunami, I can't help but shudder at the thought of another one hitting.

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