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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
Lance Eliot, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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
Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
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—The Editors, Outside Online, 1 Dec. 2024
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Noun
This sends shivers down the spine of the entertainment industry.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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
Verb
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Fierce snowstorms will leave millions shivering as winter continues to batter swathes of the country—with officials being forced to issue winter storm warnings or advisories for 16 states.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
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Dress warmer, belay longer (without shivering).
—The Editors, Outside Online, 1 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shiver
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Andy Naylor Chelsea Worst window: Summer 2017 The disastrous summer of 2017 still sparks shudders in Chelsea supporters.—
The Athletic Staff,
The Athletic,
23 July 2024
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Ringu watch on shudder Saloum Year: 2022 Runtime: 1h 24m Director: Jean Luc Herbulot Culturally resonant and thrilling, this Toronto 2021 film is a Shudder exclusive now.—
Brian Tallerico,
Vulture,
8 Jan. 2025
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Ali studied the medal for a moment, smiled and lifted it to his lips with his right hand — his left hand trembling steadily — and kissed it.—
Mikal Gilmore,
Rolling Stone,
17 Jan. 2025
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Anxious dogs and cats may pace around a room, tremble, shed fur, or compulsively vomit up meals.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
15 Jan. 2025
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An additional 10 percent of those sales, plus the sales of books that are not earmarked for a specific store, gets split up and distributed to every store on Bookshop's platform.—
Boone Ashworth,
WIRED,
28 Jan. 2025
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Former chair and party finance director Fred Whitaker said understanding why some voters split their tickets and show ideological inconsistencies is crucial to making gains.—
Hanna Kang,
Orange County Register,
27 Jan. 2025
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The coach reportedly failed to shake hands with the coaches of Denver Torah.—
Ryan Gaydos,
Fox News,
29 Jan. 2025
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Video surveillance footage from inside the St. Paul Saloon showed Pickens shaking hands with Brown, then immediately making a phone call to Moore and tipping him off of Brown’s whereabouts.—
Nick Ferraro,
Twin Cities,
28 Jan. 2025
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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 song starts out claustrophobic, with Niko Kapetan’s voice hushed and quivering over an acoustic guitar.—
Alex Suskind,
Vulture,
4 Dec. 2024
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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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Most Popular Most Popular This beachfront condo building was bought and torn down in South Florida.—
Abigail Hasebroock,
Sun Sentinel,
25 Jan. 2025
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Voters agreed to create the Denver Urban Renewal Authority and tax themselves to tear down 30 blocks of existing buildings in the hopes that developers would fill the blank slates with modern structures.—
Aldo Svaldi,
The Denver Post,
24 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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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 2 Feb. 2025.
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