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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
Donica Phifer, Axios, 8 Dec. 2024
But beneath the surface lurks a creature so fearsome, that his very name sends shivers down the spines of locals.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2025
At slower vertical climbing rates, calorie burn rates were higher than normal at 32 degrees, because the subjects were spending extra energy keeping themselves warm by shivering and activating their brown fat.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 14 Feb. 2025
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Noun
His announcement of a 25% tariff on all imports from Canada and Mexico sent a shiver through markets last week.
—Donica Phifer, Axios, 8 Dec. 2024
But beneath the surface lurks a creature so fearsome, that his very name sends shivers down the spines of locals.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Verb
Thunderclaps shiver through Ramaswamy’s hands as percussive tabla dodges in and out of the score.
—Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2025
At slower vertical climbing rates, calorie burn rates were higher than normal at 32 degrees, because the subjects were spending extra energy keeping themselves warm by shivering and activating their brown fat.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 14 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shiver
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Photos by Sinna Nasseri By Sunday morning on the Sunset Strip, there was no escaping the wail of West Hollywood: the rumble of Harley Davidsons; the shudder of police helicopters; the blast of bass-heavy hip-hop from the guts of a Porsche convertible.—
Edmund Vallance,
AFAR Media,
18 Mar. 2025
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From a distance, Macdonald’s own life has the shudder of a dark fairy tale, answered by the quaking in his books.—
Anthony Lane,
The New Yorker,
3 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Needless to say, those of us who remember 1987 are trembling, and were expecting a frightful jobs report.—
Eli Amdur,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Historians would be called in to provide context, and every social-media app would be trembling with outrage.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
The New Yorker,
24 Jan. 2025
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Women often lose income, take on the bulk of caregiving, and carry the invisible labor of rebuilding a life, while men complain of the long-tail financial consequences of alimony, support payments, and assets split down the middle.—
Ruhama Wolle,
Glamour,
10 Apr. 2025
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Weeks after rumors spread that Californian experimental hip-hop trio Death Grips had split, the band have now taken to social media to deny these claims.—
Tyler Jenke,
Billboard,
9 Apr. 2025
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In the past, Boston has been able to shake off adversity and remain successful.—
Carol Schram,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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New tariffs take effect this week upending global alliances, shaking business and consumer confidence, and rattling the markets.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Mar. 2025
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His signature is shallow stones, which not only increases radiance, but also ensures the jewels move with the body, illustrated by a pair of drop earrings depicting the lifecycle of a flower from quivering bud to tiny, articulated petals that are alive with movement.—
Kate Matthams,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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The Pearl Jam frontman plays the cover pretty straight (not that that’s a bad thing), with just acoustic guitar accompaniment and a vocal performance that’s distinctly reminiscent of Young’s soft, quivering tenor.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
21 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Due to set up, the weekend-long event and tear down, avoid these streets beginning April 7 until April 14: Main Street from Weatherford to 9th Street.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Apr. 2025
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The redevelopment would include tearing down a few homes off Mercier Street currently owned by Fareway.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
3 Apr. 2025
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From a distance, Macdonald’s own life has the shudder of a dark fairy tale, answered by the quaking in his books.—
Anthony Lane,
The New Yorker,
3 Mar. 2025
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In this puzzle, however, the things that are shaking are quaking ASPENS.—
Deb Amlen,
New York Times,
30 Jan. 2025
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From navigating the maze of global regulations to avoiding reputation-crushing controversies that can vaporize millions in market value overnight, the stakes have never been higher.—
David Benigson,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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This methanol could only have formed on grains of carbon monoxide–rich ice, which would have filled the cold molecular cloud from which the protoplanetary disk came but would then have vaporized in the warm disk.—
Elise Cutts,
WIRED,
22 Dec. 2024
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“Shiver.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shiver. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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