Entry Word: shiver

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 an instance of shaking involuntarily with fear or cold <Joe experienced a sudden shiver when confronted with the sight of the dark basement>

Synonyms quiver, shudder, tremble

Related Words agitation, convulsing, jolt, quake, shake, tremor, vibration, wobble; fluctuation, flutter, oscillation, wave; beat, palpitation, pulsation, pulse, throb

2 shivers plurala sense of panic or extreme nervousness <looking down from the window ledge sent shivers up my spine> — see jitters