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shiver

verb as in shake, tremble

verb as in shatter; break into small pieces

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This summer, a Chinese crested in a pink gown shivered through a starring role in Lena Dunham’s Netflix show “Too Much.”

What viewer won’t feel a shiver at the prospect of encountering such a man, or fail to wonder what tales we are capable of spinning to get through?

Woo begins shivering and holding on to Autumn’s ear, as if that’ll somehow keep her from disappearing.

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She shivered with pretend cold and wiggled her fingers downward through the air to indicate snow falling.

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“Yes, my lord,” Penelope replied, with a shiver of horror.

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

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