ぞくぞくzokuzoku

1. adverb (with と), suru verbshivering; feeling chilly
   きみもゾクゾクきてるかい？↗

   Is this getting you going too?
2. adverb (with と), suru verbshuddering (with fear); feeling creepy
3. adverb (with と), suru verbthrilled; excited

• Related身震いみぶるいNeutralA noun (also with する) for the body actually shaking with cold or fear; 「ぞくぞく」 is the sensation of chills down your spine, and can also express excitement.
• Related震え上がるふるえあがるNeutralA verb for shaking violently all over from fear or cold; stronger than 「ぞくぞく」 and with none of its sense of thrill or excitement.
• Related震えるふるえるNeutralThe general verb for trembling or shivering, with the widest range of uses; unlike 「ぞくぞく」 it is not tied to the chilly, spine-tingling sensation.
• Related戦慄せんりつWrittenA formal noun (also with する) for shuddering with fear, often as 「戦慄が走る」; unlike 「ぞくぞく」 it is limited to fear, not chills or excitement.
• RelatedおののくWrittenA literary verb for shuddering with fear, as in 「恐怖に戦く」; it can also cover tension or excitement, but is far more formal than 「ぞくぞく」.
• RelatedわななくWrittenA written verb for trembling all over, used mostly of anger and fear; far more formal than 「ぞくぞく」.
• Related震うふるうWrittenA rare, archaic written verb for trembling; in most cases 「震える」 is the natural choice.
• Related打ち震えるうちふるえるWrittenA written verb for trembling all over with excitement or sorrow, as in 「喜びに打ち震える」.
• Related寒気立つさむけだつNeutralA verb for feeling a chill or getting goosebumps; it centres on the cold sensation and, unlike 「ぞくぞく」, never expresses excitement.
• Related震慄しんりつWrittenAn extremely rare written word for shuddering with fear; 「戦慄」 is the usual choice instead.

Use 「ぞくぞく」 for chills down your spine, feeling cold, or thrilled excitement. For visible trembling say 「震える」; for shuddering with fear in formal prose use 「戦慄」. The rest are literary, rare, or narrower in scope.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 喜よろこびのあまり心こころをおどらせること。
2. 悪寒おかんがするさま。
3. 恐怖きょうふのあまり体からだが震ふるえるさま。