Definition
A muscular tremor or involuntary shaking of the flesh, usually caused by cold, fear, or physical sensation.
Etymology
A compound of 'flesh' (from Old English 'flæsc') and 'quake' (from Old English 'cwacian,' meaning to shake). This modern combination describes a physical phenomenon where muscle fibers contract rapidly, creating visible trembling.
Kelly Says
Your skin actually has its own nervous system—goosebumps and flesh quakes are your body's ancient survival responses, originally designed to make you look bigger to predators. That shivering sensation isn't just temperature: it's your evolutionary past literally moving your muscles.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እንስሳ ምስል
in-si-sa mis-l
ARالعربية
زلزال اللحم
zal-zal al-laḥm
BNবাংলা
মাংসের কম্পন
maang-ser kom-pon
CACatalà
tremo de carn
tre-mo de kar-n
CSČeština
masné otřesy
mas-né ot-re-sy
DADansk
kødsskræm
kød-sskræm
DEDeutsch
Fleischbeben
fleisch-be-ben
ELΕλληνικά
σεισμός κρέατος
sei-smo-s kre-a-tos
ESEspañol
temblor de carne
tem-blor de kar-ne
FAفارسی
لرزش گوشت
la-r-zash goosh-t
FISuomi
lihajäristys
li-ha-ja-ris-tys
FRFrançais
tremblement de chair
trem-ble-man de shar
HEעברית
הלם בשר
he-lem ba-shar
HIहिन्दी
मांस का झटका
maans ka jha-t-ka
HUMagyar
húsrenggés
hoos-ren-gés
IDBahasa Indonesia
gemuruh daging
ge-mu-ruh da-ging
ITItaliano
tremori di carne
tre-mo-ri di kar-ne
KO한국어
고기 진동
go-gi jin-dong
MSBahasa Melayu
gemuruh daging
ge-mu-ruh da-ging
MYမြန်မာ
ကြောက်ကြောက်
kya-u-k kya-u-k
NLNederlands
vleesbeving
vlees-be-ving
NONorsk
kjøttskræm
kjøttskræm
PLPolski
drżenie mięsa
dr-zhen-ie mje-sa
PTPortuguês
tremor de carne
tre-mor de kar-ne
RORomână
tremur de carne
tre-mur de kar-ne
RUРусский
тремор мяса
tre-mor mya-sa
SVSvenska
köttskräm
kott-skra-m
SWKiswahili
mshako wa nyama
m-sha-ko wa ny-a-ma
TAதமிழ்
சர்க்கரை
sa-r-ka-rai
TEతెలుగు
మాంస వణుకు
ma-an-sa va-nu-ku
THไทย
การสั่นของเนื้อ
gaan-san-khor neua
TLTL
pag-aalis ng karne
pa-ga-alis ng kar-ne
TRTürkçe
etlik depremi
et-lik de-pre-mi
UKУкраїнська
тремтіння м'яса
trem-ty-nnya m'yas-a
URاردو
گوشت کا زلزلہ
goosh-t ka za-l-zel-ah
VITiếng Việt
run động thịt
run dong-thit
ZUZU
izibindi
i-zi-bin-di