je frissonne

shivers, shudders

→ frissonner
frissonn shiver + e present or subjunctive form for je/il/elle; tu command
verb · 1st-person singular, present tense / 3rd-person singular, present tense / 2nd-person singular Rare #46,491
shivers, shudders Can describe shivering from cold or fear, or shuddering with a strong emotion.
FR: Elle frissonne de froid.
EN: She is shivering from the cold.
Conjugation of frissonner
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First frissonne —
Third frissonne —
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First frissonne —
Third frissonne —
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second frissonne —

Il frissonne.

He shivers.

— Dossier 137 (2025)

Et mon corps tout entier frissonne.

And my whole body shivers.

— Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015)

D'y penser j'en frissonne.

Just thinking about it gives me chills.

J'en frissonne.

It gives me chills.

— Huit et demi (1963)

Elle frissonne.

She shivers.

— Le Patient anglais (1996)