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- pronunciation:
- shI
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- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
shivers, shivering, shivered |
| definition 1: |
to tremble or shake involuntarily, as with cold, anticipation, or fear.
The survivors shivered with cold as they waited for their rescuers.We shivered in fear as the hurricane winds tore at the house.- synonyms:
- quake, quiver, shake, shudder, tremble
- similar words:
- flutter, quaver, rattle, shimmy, twitch, twitter, vibrate, wiggle
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| definition 2: |
in nautical terminology, to vibrate when headed too close to the wind.
- similar words:
- flutter, rattle, shake, vibrate
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| related words: |
chill, dread, pulsate |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition: |
to cause (a sail) to shake or vibrate.
- similar words:
- flutter, shake, vibrate
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
a trembling or shaking motion, as from cold, anticipation, or fear.
Reading about the murders gave me the shivers.- synonyms:
- quiver, shake, shudder
- similar words:
- quaver
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| related words: |
chill, tremor, twitch |
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| derivations: |
shiveringly (adv.), shiverer (n.) |
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