怖気おぞけを震ふるう

expression, godan verb (-u)

be horrified; be filled with trepidation; shudder with fear

Literary or emphatic expression for being so frightened that one trembles. Often used in narrative or dramatic contexts.

• その話はなしを聞きいて、思おもわず怖気おぞけを震ふるった。

  Hearing that story, I couldn't help but shudder with fear.

• 彼かれは幽ゆう霊れいの気け配はいに怖気おぞけを震ふるい、声こえも出でなかった。

  He shuddered with fear at the presence of the ghost and couldn't even speak.