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Meanings of shiver in English

Portuguese
trema
Catalan
estremiment
Spanish
temblor

A reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitement.

trema
Portuguese
tremedeira
Catalan
estremiment
Spanish
estremecimiento

An almost pleasurable sensation of fright.

tremedeira
Usage of shiver in English
1
Missy's words sent a shiver up Elaine's spine but she said nothing.
Cry for the strangers
2
The buds will shiver in the cold air when the sheaths drop.
Memoirs of Margaret Fuller Ossoli, Volume II
3
To be completely honest, however, part of that shiver was from apprehension.
Murder most frothy
4
Pass me the wine; it makes me shiver to think of it.
Won By the Sword : a tale of the Thirty Years' War
5
Since the budget, a nervous shiver has run through the Labour party.
The Guardian
6
The holes in it make me shiver every time I see them.
The Yeoman Adventurer
7
The wind shrieked and mocked; then Spiridion woke up with a shiver.
The Forest Lovers
8
The storm outside was making the house shiver and the lights dance.
A Beautiful Possibility
9
Then the general dealer grew all of a shiver and staggered about.
Weird Tales from Northern Seas
10
But this is different: not a passing shiver, but a persistent warmth.
Level 7
11
Goniface sat up and spoke into the shiver that followed those words.
Gather, Darkness!
12
The silken words spread over her skin making her shiver in response.
Embrace the darkness
13
The very thought of it causes the sailor to shiver with affright.
The Boy Slaves
14
I shiver as if I was on the top of the mountains.
Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of Amer...
15
She recoiled from herself in a shiver of self-reproach as she said:
The Iron Game: A Tale of the War
16
Every time I passed a bookshop I'd see his name and shiver.
The book of murder
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Translations for shiver
Shiver through the time
Shiver across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common
Ireland
Less common