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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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Recent Examples of shiver
David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 10 Apr. 2025
Despite her young age, even a gentle whisper of Lana’s name on the scene is enough to send shivers of excitement down the spines of New Yorkers from the clubs of Brooklyn to Manhattan.
—EW.com, 8 Jan. 2025
Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 6 Apr. 2025
Standing in front of the library bearing my name, the most imaginative student will picture my mother shivering in a lifeboat.
—Shyla Watson, People.com, 2 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Twangy bass lines thick enough to saw down a redwood tree are shredded with shivers of electric guitar to create a blues sound that cuts a hole straight through the decades.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 10 Apr. 2025
Despite her young age, even a gentle whisper of Lana’s name on the scene is enough to send shivers of excitement down the spines of New Yorkers from the clubs of Brooklyn to Manhattan.
—EW.com, 8 Jan. 2025
Verb
Alex jokes, shivering with all 94.something degrees in her body.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 6 Apr. 2025
Standing in front of the library bearing my name, the most imaginative student will picture my mother shivering in a lifeboat.
—Shyla Watson, People.com, 2 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shiver
Noun
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One study that sent shudders through the food industry was an examination by researchers at Cornell University of purchases of 150,000 households.—
Catherine Arnst,
Quartz,
13 May 2025
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The news sent shudders through a sprawling community of scientists who immigrated to the United States for careers in research.—
Ellen Barry,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
Verb
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His blood pressure skyrocketed, and his entire body trembled whenever R.S.F. fighters began shooting nearby.—
Nicolas Niarchos,
New Yorker,
19 May 2025
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The mood is tense, with markets trembling and corporate giants like Apple caught in the crossfire.—
Jack Kelly,
Forbes.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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The song was released in 1973, only a few years after The Beatles split, highlighting how quickly the two reconnected.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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After a tumultuous on-and-off-again relationship, Tran and Brown officially split in late 2014.—
Alex Heigl,
People.com,
16 May 2025
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RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 10 contestant Phoenix's drama with Ice Spice must've stirred too much after the season 3 queen clapped back against the guest judge's Main Stage critiques about her icon status, but the Drag Race OG hopes the rapper isn't too shaken in the aftermath.—
Joey Nolfi Published,
EW.com,
17 May 2025
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Clips of the pair shaking hands alongside the disco beat are making the rounds on social media.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
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There’s quivering and shoving, growling and purring.—
Sara Netzley,
EW.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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The journalist raised her hand, and her voice quivered in seeming alarm as the 6.2-magnitude quake shook Istanbul shortly before 1 p.m. local time on Wednesday, April 23.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
People.com,
23 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Spence said Casey’s plans to tear down and replace the existing fence, but did not say at what height.—
Marie Wilson,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2025
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As a result, homes and municipal buildings have aged and deteriorated but were not torn down and replaced.—
Brenda Goodman,
CNN Money,
9 May 2025
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Mountains rise, volcanoes spew, and Earth itself quakes as the crust constantly remakes itself in the ceaseless cycle of plate tectonics.—
Elise Cutts,
Scientific American,
13 May 2025
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The man and his family were in their yard when the air quaked from a massive boom.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
17 Apr. 2025
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Those numbers set up financial markets for another precipitous fall after stocks on Thursday suffered their biggest one-day drops since 2020, vaporizing roughly $2 trillion in investor wealth, according to FactSet.—
Alain Sherter,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2025
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Yeezy still having the juice to pull a Super Bowl swastika-merch bait-and-switch routine says no offense ever totally vaporizes anyone’s standing.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
18 Feb. 2025
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“Shiver.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shiver. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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