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noun

Definition of shivernext
1
as in shudder
an instance of shaking involuntarily with fear or cold the prisoner experienced a sudden shiver when confronted with the sight of the dark basement

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as in butterflies
shivers plural a sense of panic or extreme nervousness looking down from the window ledge sent shivers up my spine

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shiver

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verb

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as in to tremble

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as in to split

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Recent Examples of shiver
Noun
Judith claims to be a forensic accountant, but is actually a career assassin whose very name sends shivers of fear through her enemies and ones of excitement through her admirers. — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2026 But there are hidden masses among us who need only catch a glimpse of its college-Photoshop cover art—a Statue of Liberty with her dress hiked up, dancing like the recession had just been declared over—to feel an instant shiver of pathos and pain. — Jia Tolentino, New Yorker, 5 July 2026
Verb
Each time a luna moth shivered their wings, gearing up for flight from the launch pad of my fingertips, painful memories shook off and fell from my shoulders, telling me to keep flying through the dark to my whole illuminated self. — Kai Coggin, Time, 16 May 2026 It's made with a lightweight linen-blend material that keeps me from overheating in tropical climates, but won't leave me shivering under the AC of the plane. — Nicol Natale, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for shiver
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shiver
  1. shudder
  2. nerves
  3. tremble
  4. split
  5. shake
  6. tear down
  7. quiver
  8. vaporize
Noun
  • In November 2015, firefighters were using a REACH Eurocopter for training to simulate patient loading and unloading at the Apple Valley airport when the pilot felt a shudder and immediately landed.
    — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Moreno says as the chopper shudders, causing the camera to shake.
    — David Chiu, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of shudder
Noun
  • And then the game starts, the nerves dissipate, and the opponent is methodically slayed.
    — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
  • For someone whose energetic stomp through Lagos helped introduce her to much of the internet, nerves still arrived when the Chanel runway beckoned.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of nerves
Verb
  • But now, the occupation seems to tremble before Palestinian children holding paper and string.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Those afflicted would tremble and jerk around, lose the ability to stand or swallow, and, after many months of slow suffering, die.
    — David Remnick, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of tremble
Verb
  • The airport’s revenue share would drop from 60% to 55%, with the five airlines splitting the remaining 45% of revenue.
    — Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Denmark's defense intelligence service specifically warned Russia could use such tactics to split the NATO alliance.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of split
Verb
  • In Panama City, about 125 miles from the earthquake’s epicentral area, residents rushed from high-rise buildings when the ground began shaking Friday.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026
  • When war breaks out, he is shaken from his sleep and runs for an air-raid shelter.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of shake
Verb
  • At the time, LeVota said the plan could involve tearing down one or both stadiums.
    — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Religious, political, and community leaders from across Texas were in Fort Worth to celebrate the project before a bulldozer began to tear down the Southside Community Center.
    — Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of tear down
Verb
  • Ishibashi makes for a resilient and empathetic Junna, even as her character inevitably bears the brunt of much of the film’s divisive moralizing, while Emoto’s Morio is a quivering wreck of fragility and good intentions.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Every once in a while, when there was a pause, my eyes started to water and my body quivered and shook a little bit.
    — Peter Wilkinson, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of quiver
Verb
  • These were impact flashes caused by small rocks hitting the lunar surface and vaporizing in the impact.
    — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The system generates high-power electromagnetic waves that can ablate, or vaporize, rock as a borehole advances.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of vaporize

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“Shiver.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shiver. Accessed 15 Oct. 2026.

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