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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
  • Taiwan and China split after a civil war in 1949, but Beijing claims the island as part of its own territory.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Without him, the court could split 4 to 4 and be unable issue a decision.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of split
Verb
  • The event, televised by dozens of channels across Serbia, capped a week of Vucic touring towns and villages in an apparent bid to shore up his popularity that's been shaken after almost two years of sustained anti-government protests.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Bottle tops popped, can tabs cracked, and cocktail shakers shook all day Thursday at the Aftershock music festival at Sacramento’s Discovery Park.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of shake
Verb
  • Though the station itself was torn down in the late 1960s, the Caledonian hotel remained, and has been under Waldorf Astoria's ownership since 2012.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • In recent years, protesters have torn down his statues and splattered others with red paint.
    — Peter C. Mancall, The Conversation, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of tear down
Verb
  • 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
  • But because Sara is indeed only 17, wisdom is tempered by a quivering vulnerability as the reality of her pregnancy presses upon her, body and soul, forcing her to open up to Lina and discover the possibility of solidarity.
    — Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of quiver
Verb
  • The system generates high-power electromagnetic waves that can ablate, or vaporize, rock as a borehole advances.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2026
  • For the past year, markets have vaporized roughly $2 trillion in software value by asking the wrong question about AI.
    — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Steven Tian and Stephen Henriques, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2026
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“Shiver.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shiver. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

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