shivered

verb

past tense of shiver
1
as in shuddered

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2
as in splintered

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shivered
  1. shuddered
  2. splintered
  3. quivered
  4. wracked
  5. shook
  6. destroyed
  7. quaked
  8. split
Verb
  • The way the stadium shuddered with noise.
    — Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 7 May 2026
  • At least the elevator still creaked and shuddered, as in the old days, finally trembling open on the eighth floor.
    — Rick Bragg, Southern Living, 15 Mar. 2026
Definition of shuddered
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  • Relations further splintered in the fallout of the Iran war—a military operation Sánchez has repeatedly denounced.
    — Tiago Ventura, Time, 9 July 2026
  • In the year since his death, the family has splintered as readily and unexpectedly as the regions’ trees.
    — Angelica Calabrese, Longreads, 7 July 2026
Definition of splintered
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  • Each time, brown leaves that had drifted from distant trees quivered and spun on the surface.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 June 2026
  • Her papers quivered in her hand.
    — Tanya Babbar, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 June 2026
Definition of quivered
Verb
  • Almost overnight, the team has come to embody an alternative future for a country still wracked by nationalistic politics.
    — Arminka Helic, Time, 30 June 2026
  • The collection came about in a time of uncertainty and fear in the immigrant community, Galvan said, as federal immigration enforcement crackdowns wracked the region.
    — Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2026
Definition of wracked
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  • Each blast was louder than the one before, and the walls of the house shook violently.
    — Laura Kiniry, Popular Science, 16 July 2026
  • Last October, a roaring blast and fire at Chevron’s El Segundo plant stayed within the refinery footprint but the noise shook the neighborhood and turned the sky sunset-orange, then smoky.
    — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026
Definition of shook
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  • One residence was damaged and a minor structure was destroyed, according to an incident update.
    — Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
  • After powerful twin earthquakes devastated parts of Venezuela and destroyed their home in the coastal town of Caraballeda last month, Maria and her brother Damian, 13, were taken in by their aunt, Mercedes Osul.
    — Osmary Hernández, CNN Money, 11 July 2026
Definition of destroyed
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  • Three decades from my last episode sometimes a faint quiver in my cheek snaps me back to that distant physicality—a child unable to manage her own estate that quaked.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 May 2026
  • The defensive star’s recent trade from Dallas to Green Bay quaked the NFL.
    — Greg Cote September 4, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
Definition of quaked
Verb
  • Having split his rehab between his native Australia and the States, Toohey remained in touch with his Warriors teammates and the team’s medical staff, even if their ability to help him was limited after the Warriors waived him in December.
    — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 15 July 2026
  • Using that Ducato model as its starting point, Westfalia splits it into three separate levels.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 July 2026
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