shivered

verb

Definition of shiverednext
past tense of shiver
1
as in shuddered

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2
as in splintered

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shivered
  1. split
  2. wracked
  3. shook
  4. destroyed
  5. wrecked
  6. ruined
  7. pulverized
  8. decimated
Verb
  • Romero split her childhood between the sprawling metropolis of Houston and the remote Chemehuevi reservation in Mojave Desert, CA.
    Chadd Scott, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
  • This $21-billion fund is split equally between shareholders and utility customers.
    Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
Definition of split
Verb
  • The report also outlined recommendations for healing communities wracked by the social ills wrought by the schools, for revitalizing language and cultural support, for reunifying families, for reforms in tribal community education and for steps to reduce violence in tribal communities.
    Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 20 Dec. 2024
  • The parents are wracked with grief, and under the mistaken impression that Ruby brought tremendous joy into their son’s life, while the girlfriend knows the truth but can’t say anything about it in this fraught context.
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of wracked
Verb
  • Richard Arnold, the chief executive whose departure had already been announced, went round the room and shook everyone’s hand, expressing his belief the future at United would be bright.
    Adam Crafton, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The camera then cut to Johansson, who shook her head while grimacing.
    Toria Sheffield, People.com, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of shook
Verb
  • Lauren Sommer was one of the first reporters in Lahaina after the extreme wildfire destroyed homes and took lives.
    NPR Staff, NPR, 26 Dec. 2024
  • They were just destroyed by the critics in the press, for some reason.
    Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of destroyed
Verb
  • The venture devised by stars Tiger Woods and Rory Mcilroy was intended to launch a year ago but a storm wrecked the building.
    Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Knee and shoulder injuries wrecked her 2024 season, with the Tunisian speaking about needing regular knee injections to be able to play following a third-round defeat to Elina Svitolina at Wimbledon in July.
    Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 28 Dec. 2024
Definition of wrecked
Verb
  • And then in Joker 2, some people complained that the movie was ruined by the images on the screen and the sounds that accompanied them.
    Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Believing their beloved team already ruined mock drafting for the next two months, New York Giants fans probably hope for a loss against a Philadelphia Eagles team expected to rest starters Sunday.
    Jeff Howe, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of ruined
Verb
  • At the Indiana State Police Laboratory, scientists cut out sections of bone, froze them with liquid nitrogen and pulverized them into a fine powder.
    CBS News, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2025
  • On the city’s main shopping street, businesses that once bustled in the holiday season have been pulverized, and some of those that remain have been blackened by fire.
    Euan Ward, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2024
Definition of pulverized
Verb
  • There were too many drops and pre-snap penalties against a defense decimated by injuries.
    Zac Jackson, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Their roster is decimated by injuries.
    Jeff Zrebiec, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of decimated
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