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- Dictionaryshiver/ˈʃɪvə/
verb
- 1. shake slightly and uncontrollably as a result of being cold, frightened, or excited: "they shivered in the damp foggy cold"
noun
- 1. a momentary trembling movement: "she gave a little shiver as the wind flicked at her bare arms"
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( esp. of a person or animal) to shake slightly and quickly because of feeling cold, ill, or frightened: Your creepy look makes me shiver. Robbins shivered in the chill air. shiver.
The meaning of SHIVER is one of the small pieces into which a brittle thing is broken by sudden violence. How to use shiver in a sentence.
Shiver, quake, shudder refer to a vibratory muscular movement, a trembling, usually involuntary. We shiver with cold, or a sensation such as that of cold: to shiver in thin clothing on a frosty day; to shiver with pleasant anticipation. We quake especially with fear: to quake with fright.
SYNONYMS 1. shiver, quake, shudder refer to a vibratory muscular movement, a trembling, usually involuntary. We shiver with cold, or a sensation such as that of cold: to shiver in thin clothing on a frosty day; to shiver with pleasant anticipation.
People shiver, or shake and tremble, when they're very cold. You might shiver in the snow if you forget to wear your winter coat. While you are most likely to shiver in the cold, you might also shiver from excitement or even fear.
verb. /ˈʃɪvə (r)/ /ˈʃɪvər/ [intransitive] Verb Forms. (of a person) to shake slightly because you are cold, frightened, excited, etc. Don't stand outside shivering—come inside and get warm! He shivered at the thought of the cold, dark sea. shiver with something to shiver with cold/fear/excitement/pleasure. Extra Examples.
noun [ C ] He felt a shiver run down his spine (= He felt afraid). (Definition of shiver from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of shiver. in Chinese (Traditional) （因寒冷、疾病或恐懼而）輕微顫抖，發抖, （因受驚、寒冷或生病而出現的）顫慄, 顫抖… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) （因寒冷、疾病或恐惧而）轻微颤抖，发抖, （因受惊、寒冷或生病）颤栗, 颤抖… See more. in Spanish.
