shiver
1verb (used without object)
- (of a fore-and-aft sail) to shake when too close to the wind.
- (of a sailing vessel) to be headed so close to the wind that the sails shake.
noun
Origin of shiver
1Synonyms for shiver
shiver
2verb (used with or without object)
noun
Origin of shiver
2Related Words for shiver
shudder, quiver, flutter, vibrate, palpitate, twitter, quaver, freeze, quake, tremor, wave, dither, rive, smash, burst, fragment, splinter, crack, smatter, pashExamples from the Web for shiver
Contemporary Examples of shiver
You know, a novel comes not from a decision but a frisson, a sort of shiver that goes through you.
I remember being shocked that Shiver sold in 38 countries, because I thought it was such a particularly “me” story.
Maggie Stiefvater Talks New Novel ‘The Raven Boys,’ Fast Cars, and YA FictionDoug Stanton
September 28, 2012
For Americans of a certain age, these words, even in our cynical time, yield a shiver of nostalgia, but also of purpose.
There was one other peculiar moment that gave rise to a shiver of unwanted Somali memories.
Historical Examples of shiver
You shiver because your grandfathers and fathers and uncles have shivered there before you.
Tiverton TalesAlice Brown
He did not see Dick, but his very presence gave the lad a shiver.
The Rock of ChickamaugaJoseph A. Altsheler
I'm in a shiver about you, but—It's all true, Roger, what your mother said about 2nd Lieutenants.
Echoes of the WarJ. M. Barrie
Her gaze was fixed upon him; he saw her shiver, and knew that she saw and recognized him.
Salted With FireGeorge MacDonald
It snowed and stormed, and she was allowed to shiver on the platform.
Diary from November 12, 1862, to October 18, 1863Adam Gurowski