Synonyms for shiver

Grammar : Verb

Spell : shiv-er

Phonetic Transcription : ˈʃɪv ər

Top 10 synonyms for shiver

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Définition of shiver

Origin : "shake," c.1400, alteration of chiveren (c.1200), of uncertain origin, perhaps from Old English ceafl "jaw," on notion of chattering teeth. Spelling change of ch- to sh- is probably from influence of shake. Related: Shivered; shivering.

verb shake, tremble
verb shatter; break into small pieces

Example sentences :

He did not see Dick, but his very presence gave the lad a shiver.
Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler

You shiver because your grandfathers and fathers and uncles have shivered there before you.
Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown

I'm in a shiver about you, but—It's all true, Roger, what your mother said about 2nd Lieutenants.
Extract from : « Echoes of the War » by J. M. Barrie

Her gaze was fixed upon him; he saw her shiver, and knew that she saw and recognized him.
Extract from : « Salted With Fire » by George MacDonald

It snowed and stormed, and she was allowed to shiver on the platform.
Extract from : « Diary from November 12, 1862, to October 18, 1863 » by Adam Gurowski

The sun was hot even where they sat, but he fancied that he saw her shiver.
Extract from : « The Avenger » by E. Phillips Oppenheim

I received this stroke without groan or cry, tear or shiver.
Extract from : « The First Violin » by Jessie Fothergill

Hey, Merritt, you give me a shiver when you say that, don't you know?
Extract from : « The Boy Scouts on Belgian Battlefields » by Lieut. Howard Payson

A shiver passed through her frame, her voice was scarcely audible.
Extract from : « The Downfall » by Emile Zola

She was ascending a staircase, when she heard howlings which made her shiver to her very bones.
Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola

Antonyms for shiver

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