noun
definition
The act of shivering.
example
A shiver went up my spine.
definition
A bodily response to early hypothermia.Wp
verb
definition
To tremble or shake, especially when cold or frightened.
example
They stood outside for hours, shivering in the frosty air.
definition
To cause to shake or tremble, as a sail, by steering close to the wind.
Examples of shiver in a Sentence
A cold shiver ran down his spine.
Before she could shiver, she was somewhere else.
He felt her shiver under his lips.
The slow smile, the one that made her shiver, spread across his face.
The thought sent a shiver up her spine.
The hair on the back of his neck bristled and a shiver coursed down his spine.
At her shiver, he offered his hand.
The cool mountain air made her shiver.
Carmen started to shiver and Alex set his suitcase on the porch.
The thought brought a shiver that coursed down her body as she tried to picture the scene as she and Caleb stumbled deeper into the mine.
The wood covers were unusually cool to his touch, and a shiver went up his arm.
His warm breath on her neck made her shiver, and she instinctively tilted her head.
His power flowed through her, making her shiver.
No more would she crawl between icy sheets and shiver until her own body heat warmed them - or wake to a cold lonely house.
A shiver ran through the tree, and the wind sent forth a blast that would have knocked me off had I not clung to the branch with might and main.
One God is above us both!--Vereshchagin's words suddenly recurred to him, and a disagreeable shiver ran down his back.
During winter they shiver with cold on the damp floor.
While not as venerated as the Loch Ness monster, the creature has acquired a cult following, and many a tale of El Chupacabra still causes a collective shiver through those gathered around the campfires and fireplaces of the American West.
The chill of the shadow world made her shiver.
Cynthia gave a shiver.
Shiver me timbers, the Smiths are walking the plank for treason on the high seas in honor of Capt'n Mark Smith's 5th birthday.
She gave a shiver and handed it back to Dean.
He took his time, his hot breath on her neck making her shiver.
Zeb gave a shiver.
She gasped, the heat and energy of his touch making her shiver.
A ripple of cold energy floated through her head and made her shiver.
In Hell, the Immortal Jade, formerly the most trusted lieutenant to the leader of the Council That Was Seven, looked around his new bedchamber with a shiver.
From time to time, Grim steals a fleeting kiss from my lips and a shiver of fear passes through me.
I was no longer giddy, and faced the precipice of 3500 feet without a shiver.
Near eleven o'clock I did feel a cold shiver run throughout my body.
His nip made her shiver.
She trailed with a shiver, wanting to make sure her sister was truly safe before leaving.
He forced her close, lips brushing her ear and making her shiver.
Immediately she started to shiver.
A shiver of alarm went through her, but she gritted her teeth and pressed on, hoping to find her brother fast.
In a candlelit near-darkness I sat nonchalantly trying not to shiver, on my insulated granite chair and spooned invisible hot veggie burger gruel.
A faint tremble, a slight shiver, had seemed to run through the still bones of the ship.
The kids chorus sends a shiver up your spine.
There is a taint in Chicago, a barely suppressed shiver of horror that touches all who make their home in the city.
A thunderous V8 symphony emanating from the pair of enlarged chrome tailpipes is enough to send a shiver down the spine.
Zeb drew back with a shiver.
At times they really can induce a little shiver down the spine.
In the biting wind I shiver against the cold.
The effect will spread through your entire body and you'll shiver with pleasure.
I suddenly shiver and you know too, don't you, we hug, here.
My own dogs sometimes shiver a bit when they are sleeping, and it's usually just because the room is cool.
Frost and snow don't usually bother these plants and many blossom even when temperatures make you shiver.
The below original expectations part should make all Xbox gamers shiver in their boots.
If you were a pirate and I was a tree, I'd let you shiver me timbers.
A sudden shiver overtook her as she felt a distinct chill in the air.