VERB | motion | shiver, shudder, throb, thrill | tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement / excitement |
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body | shiver, shudder | shake, as from cold / cold | |
NOUN | act | shiver, tremble, shake | a reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitement / excitement |
feeling | shiver, frisson, chill, quiver, shudder, thrill, tingle | an almost pleasurable sensation of fright |
Sounds | shih'ver | |
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Rhymes | achiever ... woodcarver: 114 rhymes with ver... |
Meaning | A reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitement / excitement. | |
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Synonyms | tremble, shake | |
Broader | reflex, reflex response, reflex action, instinctive reflex, innate reflex, inborn reflex, unconditioned reflex, physiological reaction | An automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus |
Spanish | estremecimiento, temblor, tremor, vibración | |
Catalan | estremiment, tremolor | |
Adjectives | shivery | cold enough to cause shivers |
Verbs | shiver | shake, as from cold / cold |
Meaning | An almost pleasurable sensation of fright. | |
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Synonyms | frisson, chill, quiver, shudder, thrill, tingle | |
Broader | fear, fearfulness, fright | An emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight) |
Spanish | emoción, escalofrío, espeluzno, estremecimiento, hormigueo, tiritón | |
Catalan | calfred, encruiximent, esgarrifament, estremiment | |
Adjectives | shivery | provoking fear terror |
Verbs | shiver | tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement / excitement |
Meaning | tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement / excitement. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
Synonyms | shudder, throb, thrill | |
Broader | tremble | Move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways |
Spanish | estremecerse, estremecer, latir, palpitar, temblar, tiritar, vibrar | |
Catalan | bategar, tremolar, vibrar | |
Nouns | shiver | an almost pleasurable sensation of fright |
Meaning | shake, as from cold / cold. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
Example | "The children are shivering--turn on the heat!" | |
Synonym | shudder | |
Broader | move involuntarily, move reflexively | Move in an uncontrolled manner |
Spanish | estremecerse, estremecer, temblar, tiritar | |
Catalan | estremir-se, tremolar | |
Nouns | shiver | a reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitement / excitement |
shivering | a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever |
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