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shiver

verb as in shake, tremble

verb as in shatter; break into small pieces

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Example Sentences

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Anyone can see that he means to do harm, but it’s the why, how and when that gives onlookers the shivers.

From Salon

But her condition spiralled with terrifying speed: uneasiness gave way to fever, fever to violent shivers, and on 5 September - the main day of the festival - Sobhana was dead.

From BBC

"You know those red lasers that come out of those guns? It was so shocking that some people were shivering in fear."

From BBC

But a crash in Florida and its aftermath have sent shivers through the Sikh trucking community that could have economic consequences.

From BBC

But Bay Area residents could be disappointed by the incoming sweater weather, after shivering through their coldest summer in decades.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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