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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
Sharon Virts, People.com, 5 Oct. 2024
Whatever happens, a trip to this neighborhood is sure to send a shiver down the spine.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 3 Oct. 2024
René Guzman, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Oct. 2024
Barbara’s face cracked in puzzlement, as if her ability to make the sale hinged on her ability to answer this question; her siren-red lower lip jutted, a vein shivered on her forehead.
—Joshua Cohen, The New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2024
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Noun
The characters Damien in The Omen and Holland in The Other still send shivers up my spine.
—Sharon Virts, People.com, 5 Oct. 2024
Whatever happens, a trip to this neighborhood is sure to send a shiver down the spine.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 3 Oct. 2024
Verb
The Collegeville outfit came with the mask of a scowling pirate with an open eye-patch that looked more like a black eye and a sickly green pallor that would shiver the timbers of the saltiest sea dog.
—René Guzman, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Oct. 2024
Barbara’s face cracked in puzzlement, as if her ability to make the sale hinged on her ability to answer this question; her siren-red lower lip jutted, a vein shivered on her forehead.
—Joshua Cohen, The New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2024
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The above sequence may prompt shudders from Chelsea supporters who recall similar errors from Sanchez last season — not all of which were punished — attempting to build from the back under Mauricio Pochettino.Liam Twomey, The Athletic, 31 July 2024
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And concerns about the death penalty run through the decision like a shudder.Timothy William Waters, Foreign Affairs, 2 Oct. 2013
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Essential tremor, a neurological disorder that causes involuntary shaking or trembling in certain parts of the body, runs in the Murphy family.Stephanie Stremplewski, The Courier-Journal, 28 Nov. 2024
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Tycoon Shocked Lan earlier this month appeared shocked and her voice trembled in court when prosecutors proposed that the death sentence remain.Chloe Berger, Fortune Asia, 4 Nov. 2024
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The two take the reins of the company as its corporate parent splits itself in two, keeping the NBC and Telemundo broadcast networks, the Bravo cable network, theme parks and movie operations in one entity and a passel of cable networks and digital properties in the other.Brian Steinberg, Variety, 20 Nov. 2024
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The adaptation of García Márquez’s classic novel will be split across two eight-episode seasons and the new video reveals more about the series, one of the biggest ever out of Latin America.Max Goldbart, Deadline, 19 Nov. 2024
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When God appeared to Moses on the mountain to send him to powerful and evil Pharoah to set God’s people free, Moses shook with fear.Walt Shelton, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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The ultrasonic waves emitted by this device essentially help to shake congestion loose, gently pushing blackheads out of pores without the need for firm pressure or painful extractions.Emily Orofino, Vogue, 21 Nov. 2024
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At first glance, the hardscrabble terrain of Big Bend National Park, which hugs a bend in the Rio Grande between Texas and Mexico, looks like a moonscape: desolate and slightly threatening.Pam LeBlanc, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Jan. 2023
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Although the terrain is arid and desolate now, around 10,000 years ago this was a lagoon near Lake Turkana, surrounded by lush vegetation.Hillary Waterman, Discover Magazine, 2 Jan. 2019
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Just as the clock struck midnight on October 31, wrapping up another Halloween season, the undisputed queen of Christmas herself, Mariah Carey, struck one last terrifying blow into the hearts of her quivering subjects.Michael Savio, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
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Some remind me of Piranesi’s imaginary prisons with their multilevel interiors diagonally slashed by staircases and shafts of sunlight, their ambiguous atmosphere quivering with both horror and exhilaration.Justin Davidson, Curbed, 2 Oct. 2024
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Its owners — who plan to tear down and redevelop the site — have repeatedly boarded it up and tried to keep it secure, a city official said Monday, but people still broke in.Teri Figueroa, The Mercury News, 19 Nov. 2024
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The Evil Empire, Mr. Gorbachev tear down this wall, that whole thing.Outside Online, Outside Online, 13 Nov. 2024
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YouTubers making 36-hour videos and quaking newbies who have only ever played Zoo Tycoon are both starting the DLC in the dark.Ashley Bardhan, Vulture, 17 June 2024
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Trumpeters aren’t the only players who quake at the suggestion of interpreting a Michael Brecker piece, which is one reason why he’s tended to be overlooked as a composer despite his vaunted status as the most influential tenor saxophonist of his generation.Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News, 11 Oct. 2024
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“Shiver.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shiver. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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