身み震ぶるい

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

身震いする · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

Describes an involuntary full-body shiver or shudder, typically from cold, fear, or strong emotion. Often used as a noun or with する.

〈事こと〉に身み震ぶるいするto shudder at/from something (fear, cold, emotion)
恐きょう怖ふに身み震ぶるいした。
I shuddered with fear.
身み震ぶるいが止とまらないcan't stop shivering/shuddering
寒さむさで身み震ぶるいが止とまらなかった。
I couldn't stop shivering from the cold.
身み震ぶるいを覚おぼえるto feel a shudder (often from strong emotion)
その美うつくしさに身み震ぶるいを覚おぼえた。
I felt a shiver at its beauty.

震ふるえ
震え is the general noun for trembling or shaking of any kind, while 身震い specifically describes a sudden, involuntary full-body shudder.
戦せん慄りつ
戦慄 is a literary, intense word for shuddering from horror or awe, while 身震い is the everyday term for a physical shiver.

身み振ぶりN1
身震い (a shiver/shudder) and 身振り (a gesture with the body) look and sound alike but describe completely different actions.

身み震ぶるいUsage81%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
身みぶるいUsage18%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kanji form; not a standard spelling.
みぶるいUsage1%
身み振ぶるい
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 身震い is preferred.

Compound of 身 (body) and 震い (shaking, trembling), the nominalized form of 震う (to tremble).