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Shiver Very Common

Shiver has 10 different meanings across 3 categories:

Noun · Verb · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitement

2

an almost pleasurable sensation of fright

"a frisson of surprise shot through him"

3

The act of shivering.

4

A fragment or splinter, especially of glass or stone.

5

Collective noun for a group of sharks

Verb
1

tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement

2

shake, as from cold

"The children are shivering--turn on the heat!"

3

To tremble or shake, especially when cold or frightened.

4

To break into splinters or fragments.

Proper Noun
1

A surname​.

See Also
shake cold grue shivvy shivered sheave ashiver glass
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
reflex fear tremble move involuntarily
Rhyming Words
ver 0ver aver tver ever over hover hiver giver inver never river liver 4ever laver paver raver 5ever tiver saver
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