shiver
noun/ˈʃɪvə(r)/
/ˈʃɪvər/
- [countable] a sudden shaking movement of your body because you are cold, frightened, excited, etc.
- The sound of his voice sent shivers down her spine.
- He felt a cold shiver of fear run through him.
- She gave a little shiver as she walked into the cold room.
Extra ExamplesTopics Health problemsc2- A shiver passed through his whole body.
- A shiver of unease ran through the audience.
- He felt a shiver of excitement.
- She tried to suppress a shiver of anticipation.
- a delicious shiver of pleasure
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- little
- slight
- small
- …
- give
- feel
- send
- …
- go
- pass
- run
- …
- with a shiver
- shiver of
- get the shivers
- give somebody the shivers
- send shivers down somebody’s spine
- …
- the shivers[plural] shaking movements of your body because of fear or a high temperature
- I don't like him. He gives me the shivers.
- Symptoms include headaches, vomiting and the shivers.
Extra ExamplesTopics Health problemsc2- Just thinking about flying gives me the shivers.
- I get the shivers when I think about it.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- little
- slight
- small
- …
- give
- feel
- send
- …
- go
- pass
- run
- …
- with a shiver
- shiver of
- get the shivers
- give somebody the shivers
- send shivers down somebody’s spine
- …
Word OriginMiddle English chivere, perhaps an alteration of dialect chavele ‘to chatter’, from Old English ceafl ‘jaw’.
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