| 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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