Illustration: In a rural home's washroom on a warm evening, a person reaches for a folded bath towel and discovers a large centipede crawling from its underside. Their hand stops abruptly, shoulders jump toward their ears, and their bare forearm shows goosebumps.

JLPT N1adverbLevel estimated by Bebop

ぞっと

zotto

with a shudder, horrified

Example sentences

  1. 私わたしはヘビを見みてぞっとした。

    I shuddered at the sight of the snake.

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  2. それを考かんがえるとぞっとする。

    I shudder to think of it.

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  3. その話はなしを聞きいてぞっとした。

    The story turned my blood cold.

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