tressaillir
Meanings
Verb
1. to thrill, shiver, quiver
2. to vibrate
3. to twitch, start, shudder, jump
Examples10
Pourquoi tressailles-tu ?
Why are you flinching?
Pourquoi tressaillez-vous ?
Why are you flinching?
Mon cœur a tressailli.
My heart skipped a beat.
Tom a tressailli.
Tom flinched.
J'ai tressailli.
I flinched.
Il a tressailli.
He flinched.