Meaning
to shudder, to shiver
- To shiver or tremble suddenly from cold, horror, revulsion, or fear.
In a sentence
Ho rabbrividito appena ho messo piede fuori al gelo invernale.
I shivered as soon as I set foot outside in the freezing winter cold.
Il solo pensiero di quel pericolo non ti fa rabbrividire?
Doesn't the sheer thought of that danger make you shudder?
Non ha mostrato paura né ha rabbrividito durante il racconto.
He showed no fear nor did he shudder during the story.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| rabbrividire | infinitive |
| rabbrividisco | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| rabbrividisci | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| rabbrividisce | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| rabbrividiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| rabbrividite | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| rabbrividiscono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| rabbrividivo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| rabbrividivi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| rabbrividiva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| rabbrividivamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| rabbrividivate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| rabbrividivano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| rabbrividii | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| rabbrividisti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| rabbrividì | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| rabbrividimmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| rabbrividiste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| rabbrividirono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| rabbrividirò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| rabbrividirai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| rabbrividirà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| rabbrividiremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| rabbrividirete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| rabbrividiranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| rabbrividisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| rabbrividisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| rabbrividisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| rabbrividiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| rabbrividiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| rabbrividiscano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| rabbrividissi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| rabbrividissi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| rabbrividisse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| rabbrividissimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| rabbrividiste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| rabbrividissero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| rabbrividirei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| rabbrividiresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| rabbrividirebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| rabbrividiremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| rabbrividireste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| rabbrividirebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| rabbrividisci | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| rabbrividiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| rabbrividite | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| rabbrividendo | gerund |
| rabbrividito | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Follows the -isc- infix pattern in the present indicative and subjunctive.
- Used both for physical cold and emotional reactions to terrifying or sickening ideas.