Word Type

Noun

Verb

Proper Noun

The word "shiver" can be used as noun, verb and proper noun.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

ashiver beshiver nonshivering send a shiver down someone's spine send shivers down someone's spine shiver me timbers shiver my sides shiver my soul shiver my timbers shiver my timbers shiverer shivering owl shiveringly shiversome shivery shivvy toshiver unshivered unshivering

Etymologically Related To

chavel

Context

dialect geology medicine nautical uk

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

fear fearfulness fright inborn reflex innate reflex instinctive reflex move involuntarily move reflexively physiological reaction reflex reflex action reflex response tremble unconditioned reflex

Manner Of

move involuntarily

Motivated By Goal

was cold

Related Terms

frisson

Related Terms

action blue bodily bodily reaction breeze chill cold cold breeze cold shake cold shakes cold shaking cold weather fear fragment freezing freezing cold frisson glass goosebumps inside inside skin involuntary involuntary movement me timbers movement person physical physical reaction pulley reaction shake shakes shaking shaking person sheave shive skin slate spindle splinter stone timbers tremble tremble fear trembling type type it weather wedge wheel when when cold

Synonym Network

frisson shudder tremble

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