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inhorresco.

to begin to bristle (up); one's hair starts to stand on end

10 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[ɪ.nɔrˈreːs.koː]Classical-Latin[i.norˈrɛs.ko]
  1. to begin to bristle (up); one's hair starts to stand on end

    conjugation-3 · no-supine
  2. to start to quiver, tremble or shudder (at)

    conjugation-3 · no-supine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin inhorreō Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Italic *-skō Latin -scō Latin inhorrēscō From inhorreō (“to shudder”) + -scō (inchoative).

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