What does shiver mean?
Shiver means To tremble or shake, especially when cold or frightened..
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/ˈʃɪvɚ/ · verb
To tremble or shake, especially when cold or frightened..
They stood outside for hours, shivering in the frosty air.
The man that shivered on the brink of sin, / Thus steeled and hardened, ventures boldly in.
Mr. Mason, shivering as some one chanced to open the door, asked for more coal to be put on the fire, which had burnt out its flame, though its mass of cinder still shone hot and red. The footman who brought the coal, in going out, stopped near Mr. Eshton's chair, and said something to him in a low voice, of which I heard only the words, "old woman,"—"quite troublesome."
He was shivering a little, for he had always been used to sleeping in a proper bed, and by this time his coat had worn so thin and threadbare from hugging that it was no longer any protection to him.
Like most human activities, ballooning has sponsored heroes and hucksters and a good deal in between. For every dedicated scientist patiently recording atmospheric pressure and wind speed while shivering at high altitudes, there is a carnival barker with a bevy of pretty girls willing to dangle from a basket or parachute down to earth.
A shiver went up my spine.
But they had already discovered that he could be bullied, and they had it their own way; and presently Selwyn lay prone upon the nursery floor, impersonating a ladrone while pleasant shivers chased themselves over Drina, whom he was stalking.
a shiver of their own loaf
Use shiver when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Shiver means To tremble or shake, especially when cold or frightened..
Common synonyms include frisson, quiver, thrill, shudder.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
They stood outside for hours, shivering in the frosty air.
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