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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
Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2025
Classic Turkish Cotton Robe Few things are worse than stepping out of a warm shower into a cold bathroom in the winter months, but having this robe close by will eliminate your post-shower shivers.
—Maggie Horton, People.com, 16 Dec. 2024
Raymond Zhong, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2025
While much of the U.S. shivered, last month was the Earth's warmest January on record, European scientists announced Thursday.
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2025
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Noun
The freaky trailer looks to raise not only the stakes but the shivers of what looks to be a vampire blood-chiller involving twin brothers in the 1930s.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2025
Classic Turkish Cotton Robe Few things are worse than stepping out of a warm shower into a cold bathroom in the winter months, but having this robe close by will eliminate your post-shower shivers.
—Maggie Horton, People.com, 16 Dec. 2024
Verb
Even as much of the United States shivered under frigid conditions last month, the planet as a whole had its warmest January on record, scientists said on Thursday.
—Raymond Zhong, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2025
While much of the U.S. shivered, last month was the Earth's warmest January on record, European scientists announced Thursday.
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shiver
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When Evil Lurks watch on shudder Every editorial product is independently selected.—
Brian Tallerico,
Vulture,
8 Jan. 2025
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Abraham was alone, drenched in white and walking, as small shudders passed through his body.—
Jennifer Homans,
The New Yorker,
23 Dec. 2024
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There were towering Great Danes, tiny, trembling Chihuahuas, and every shape of fluff in between.—
Savannah White,
Glamour,
18 Feb. 2025
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The ground would tremble now as a 110-ton launcher closure door opens and the engine ignites.—
Alfredo Sosa,
The Christian Science Monitor,
14 Feb. 2025
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The game is split into night and day cycles, where the danger of the journey melts into campfire talk at night and exchanging stories with other travelers.—
Megan Farokhmanesh,
WIRED,
5 Mar. 2025
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Monahan was a Bristol native who currently split his time between Burlington and Florida.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
4 Mar. 2025
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However, the partnership ended in early 2025, just weeks before this heist shook the crypto sphere.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
22 Feb. 2025
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But shake off the stress because there are bountiful touch-up options on the market to conceal any unwanted color (or lack thereof).—
Deanna Pai,
Allure,
21 Feb. 2025
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Cloudlike bursts and quivering lines give a sense of the physicality of sign language.—
Aruna D’Souza,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2025
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The muscles on the haunches of the poor animal quivered and jerked from the exertion.—
Frank C. Hibben,
Outdoor Life,
13 Feb. 2025
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The property could remain a restaurant — the listing includes full kitchen, bar, grease trap, walk-in freezer, storage areas and a liquor license — but the space is also zoned for workplace housing, should the new owners choose to tear down Duffy’s.—
Connie Ogle,
Miami Herald,
28 Feb. 2025
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The Trump administration is instead discussing tearing down NOAA.—
Christine Keiner,
The Conversation,
28 Feb. 2025
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In this puzzle, however, the things that are shaking are quaking ASPENS.—
Deb Amlen,
New York Times,
30 Jan. 2025
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Your emotions may be shaking and quaking deep within.—
USA TODAY,
USA TODAY,
28 Sep. 2024
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The mission's rover will look inside the icy crater for water ice and other volatiles – chemical elements that can vaporize into a gas – at the lunar south pole.—
George Petras,
USA TODAY,
25 Jan. 2025
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Couches and mattresses, TVs and refrigerators, tires and toys, even clothes are full of polyurethane and plastics, which vaporize into a toxic smoke once they’re set on fire, said Dr. Gina Solomon, chief of the Division of Occupational, Environmental and Climate Medicine at UC San Francisco.—
Jeanette Marantos,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Shiver.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shiver. Accessed 8 Mar. 2025.
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