Shiver

/ˈʃɪvɚ/

Synonyms for "shiver" (273 found)

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Closest matches (55)

Noun(7 words)

chill frisson quiver shake thrill tremble chills

ache aching agitation all-overs atomize bangbe coldbit bob bobble boot bounce breakbreak into piecesbreak to piecesbreak upbump burst butt charge

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chatter chilblains chill chilliness chillingchills of fearchip chunk clip clippingcold creepscold shiverscold sweatcollop crack crash creeps crumb crumble crunch crush cryopathy cutcut to piecescutting dash demolish didder

Strong matches (82)

diffuse disintegrate disperse disquiet disquietude disrupt dither dithers dollopduck bumpsend explode falterfear and tremblingfidget fidgetiness fidgets fission flapflip out

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flush flutter formication fragmentfreak outfreak out onfreezefreeze to deathfrisson frostbiteget high onglowgo pitapatgob gobbetgoose bumpsgoose pimplesgooseflesh grimace grindgrow coldhave a chillhave an aguehave goose pimpleshave the fidgetshave the shakesheartquake heave heaving heebie-jeebies horripilate horripilation hunk hustle implode inquietude jactitate jar jerk jig jigget jiggle jimjams jitters jog joggle jollies jolt jostle jounce jump jumps kibe kick liftlose heatluff lump

Verb(1 words)

doddered

Noun(3 words)

dodders fragment jitter

Related words (136)

make mincemeat ofmince modicum moiety morceau morsel nervousness nip palpitate palpitation pant panting paring particle pash patchperish with coldperturbation piece pitapat

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pitter patterpitter-patter pulverize quake quaking quaver quavering quiverquiver of terrorquivering quivers rasher rattle restlessness rictus rive rupture rushrush of emotionscatter scoop scrap sensation shakeshake all overshakes shaking shard shatter shaving shivering shivers shock shred shudder slice sliver smashsmash upsmatter smithereen snack snatch snick snip snippet splinter squash squirm squish stitch stumpsurge of emotionsweat swellswell with emotiontag tatterthe shakesthrillthrill of fearthrill tothrob throbbing tic tingletingle with excitementtingling titillation tosstoss and turntotter tremble trembles trembling tremortremor of excitementtrepidation trepidity tumbleturn onturn on totwist and turntwitch twitter uneasiness unrest vibrate wallop wiggle willies wobble wriggle writhe

Verb(8 words)

quaked quavered quivered shudder shuddered thrill throb trembled

Noun(13 words)

quakes rigors shard shimmies shudder shuddering shudders splinter temblors tingle tremor twitch vibrate

Adjective(1 words)

thrilling

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

21 entries

emotion fear fearfulness fragment frightinborn reflexinnate reflexinstinctive reflexmovemove involuntarilymove reflexivelymovementphysiological reactionphysiological responsepiece reflex

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More specific

12 entries

bodily tremorfrissonglass shardhand tremorquake quiver rattle shudder tingle tremor vibratewood splinter

Collocations

11 entries

cold shiverparalyzing shivershiver down spineshiver in placeshiver of fearshiver reflexshiver responseshiver uncontrollablyshiver violentlyshiver with coldshiver with fear

Inflections

3 entries

shivered shivering shivers

Derivations

1 entries

shivery

Translations

2 translations across 2 languages.

Bulgarian

1 entries

отломка noun (a stony or glassy fragment)

Italian

1 entries

scheggia noun (a stony or glassy fragment)

Sample sentences

22 total sentences available.

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The mere thought of a snake makes me shiver.

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"The castle is haunted," he said with a shiver.

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A shiver ran down my spine.

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As our fingers touched, I felt a shiver run through me.

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