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Noun
Their determination has also sent uneasy shivers through other African governments grappling with their own angry youth — a Ghanaian lawmaker recently cited the Kenyan protests as a reason to pass responsible legislation. Rael Ombuor, Washington Post, 11 July 2024 Every sound seems heightened, and every sudden noise sends a jolt right through you, along with a shiver of dread, an effect given amplitude by the discreet use of Alexis Grapsas’ relatively minimalist score. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 June 2024
Verb
Prosecutors said home video surveillance showed Thomas and his older brother Anthony shivering inside the bitterly cold garage two nights before the younger boy’s death, when the temperature dropped to a bone-chilling 19 degrees. Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 4 Apr. 2024 Another, wearing big chains across his torso, shivers during an expletive-laden rant from a bearded man, who calls him a disappointment. Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2024 See all Example Sentences for shiver 

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“Shiver.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shiver. Accessed 3 Oct. 2024.

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