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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
Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
The Fifty Shades Sensation Tongue Vibrator is, in and of itself a story for the ages, with a customizable range of 15 patterns, 5 levels of intensity, and a tapered, flickering tip that keeps the shivers coming.
—Annie Blackman, Allure, 28 Oct. 2024
Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
This year, give the gift of warmth to your friend who is constantly shivering, sniffling, and suffering.
—Adrienne So, WIRED, 4 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Newsweek spoke with the 63-year-old and his son about the song's enduring impact, and the clip that has sent shivers down spines.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
The Fifty Shades Sensation Tongue Vibrator is, in and of itself a story for the ages, with a customizable range of 15 patterns, 5 levels of intensity, and a tapered, flickering tip that keeps the shivers coming.
—Annie Blackman, Allure, 28 Oct. 2024
Verb
Winter is holding California tightly in its icy grip as residents are set to shiver amid freezing temperatures this week.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
This year, give the gift of warmth to your friend who is constantly shivering, sniffling, and suffering.
—Adrienne So, WIRED, 4 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shiver
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Winter is coming to New York, which should send a shiver — and a shudder — through residents who know how close the city came to catastrophe just two years ago, and how little has been achieved to prevent it from happening again.Jon Pepper, National Review, 14 Dec. 2024
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With more than 67 million Americans collecting stipends now and hundreds of millions more counting on benefits for their retirement, any threat to the system’s benefits sends a shudder through the nation’s workers.Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2024
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Why does this interest minutiae have the entire stock market trembling?Jim Cramer, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2024
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The one man who should have been there was Daddy, but in his place stood a photographer who, trembling, held the camera and filmed these moments for Daddy.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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Jannik Sinner and world No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz, who split them two apiece in 2024.Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
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The Vietnam War had arguably split the country more dramatically than any conflict since the Civil War.Ron Elving, NPR, 28 Dec. 2024
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The Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot delves into a crime that shook the town of Channelview, Texas, in 1991.Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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In the men’s flyweight division, Manel Kape put on a masterful performance, shaking off three low blows from Bruno Silva to earn the third-round TKO victory.Brian Mazique, Forbes, 17 Dec. 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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The water off the coast of Point Vicente quivered in the distance with little leaping bits of life.Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
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Whoopi Goldberg and Ana Navarro got into a heated argument on The View that had everyone quivering in their boots.Gabriela Silva, TVLine, 9 Dec. 2024
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Several buildings have been torn down as a result of the scandal, and the country’s Architect Certification Law was revised.Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 25 Dec. 2024
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Four dams were torn down—the largest undertaking of its kind in U.S. history—to restore the Klamath River in California and Oregon to its historic flow.Joe Spring, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Dec. 2024
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Your emotions may be shaking and quaking deep within.USA TODAY, USA TODAY, 28 Sep. 2024
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Scientists have confirmed that one of Earth's most remarkable living beings—a massive forest of quaking —is between 16,000 and 80,000 years old, solidifying its place among the planet's most ancient organisms.Tom Howarth, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Shiver.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shiver. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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