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make one's blood run cold

blood
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bluhd]
    • /meɪk wʌnz blʌd rʌn koʊld/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bluhd]
    • /meɪk wʌnz blʌd rʌn koʊld/

Definitions of make one's blood run cold words

  • noun make one's blood run cold the fluid that circulates in the principal vascular system of human beings and other vertebrates, in humans consisting of plasma in which the red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets are suspended. 1
  • noun make one's blood run cold the vital principle; life: The excitement had got into the very blood of the nation. 1
  • noun make one's blood run cold a person or group regarded as a source of energy, vitality, or vigor: It's time we got some new blood in this company. 1
  • noun make one's blood run cold one of the four elemental bodily humors of medieval physiology, regarded as causing cheerfulness. 1
  • noun make one's blood run cold bloodshed; gore; slaughter; murder: to avenge the blood of his father. 1
  • noun make one's blood run cold the juice or sap of plants: the blood of the grape. 1
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Origin of make one's blood run cold

First appearance:

before 1000
One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English blo(o)d, Old English blōd; cognate with Old Frisian, Old Saxon blōd, Old High German bluot (German Blut), Old Norse blōth, Gothic bloth < Germanic *blōdan, an old neuter adj. meaning “spurting” that accompanied the lost IE noun *HesHr (> Hittite eshar) blood; akin to bloom1; for the meaning cf. spurt and sprout

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Parts of speech for Make one's blood run cold

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Make one's blood run cold

make one's blood run cold popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

Synonyms for make one's blood run cold

verb make one's blood run cold

  • petrify — to convert into stone or a stony substance.
  • alarm — Alarm is a feeling of fear or anxiety that something unpleasant or dangerous might happen.
  • unnerve — to deprive of courage, strength, determination, or confidence; upset: Fear unnerved him.
  • startle — to disturb or agitate suddenly as by surprise or alarm.
  • discomfort — an absence of comfort or ease; uneasiness, hardship, or mild pain.
All 37 Synonyms of make one's blood run cold

Antonyms for make one's blood run cold

verb make one's blood run cold

  • calm — A calm person does not show or feel any worry, anger, or excitement.
  • comfort — If you are doing something in comfort, you are physically relaxed and contented, and are not feeling any pain or other unpleasant sensations.
  • soothe — to tranquilize or calm, as a person or the feelings; relieve, comfort, or refresh: soothing someone's anger; to soothe someone with a hot drink.
  • delight — Delight is a feeling of very great pleasure.
  • please — (used as a polite addition to requests, commands, etc.) if you would be so obliging; kindly: Please come here. Will you please turn the radio off?
All 15 Antonyms of make one's blood run cold

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