shiver
noun
1. a reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitement
Similar word(s): shake, tremble
Definition categories: act, reflex
2. an almost pleasurable sensation of fright
Similar word(s): chill, frisson, quiver, shudder, thrill, tingle
Definition categories: feeling, fear, fearfulness, fright
Sentences with shiver as a noun:
- A shiver went up my spine.
verb
1. tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
Similar word(s): shudder, thrill, throb
Definition categories: motion, tremble
2. shake, as from cold
- The children are shivering--turn on the heat!
Similar word(s): shudder
Definition categories: body
Sentences with shiver as a verb:
- They stood outside for hours, shivering in the frosty air.