Verb: shiver shi-vu(r)
- Tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
"She shivered in the cold";
- shudder, throb, thrill [literary]
- Shake, as from cold
"The children are shivering — turn on the heat!";
- shudder
- A reflex motion caused by cold, fear or excitement
"A shiver ran through his body as he stepped onto the stage";
- tremble, shake
- An almost pleasurable sensation of fright
"a shiver of surprise shot through him";
- frisson, chill, quiver, shudder, thrill [literary], tingle
Sounds like: shillings, schilshiver, shivah
Derived forms: shivering, shivered, shivers
Type of: fear, fearfulness, fright, inborn reflex, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, move involuntarily, move reflexively, physiological reaction, reflex, reflex action, reflex response, tremble, unconditioned reflex
Encyclopedia: Shiver, Frye and Big Man