shiver
verb/ˈʃɪvə(r)/
/ˈʃɪvər/
[intransitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they shiver | /ˈʃɪvə(r)/ /ˈʃɪvər/ |
| he / she / it shivers | /ˈʃɪvəz/ /ˈʃɪvərz/ |
| past simple shivered | /ˈʃɪvəd/ /ˈʃɪvərd/ |
| past participle shivered | /ˈʃɪvəd/ /ˈʃɪvərd/ |
| -ing form shivering | /ˈʃɪvərɪŋ/ /ˈʃɪvərɪŋ/ |
- (of a person) to shake slightly because you are cold, frightened, excited, etc.
- Don't stand outside shivering—come inside and get warm!
- He shivered at the thought of the cold, dark sea.
- shiver with something to shiver with cold/fear/excitement/pleasure
Extra ExamplesTopics Feelingsc1, Health problemsc1- His cruel and callous comments made me shiver.
- I was shivering with cold.
- She shivered involuntarily as he approached her.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- uncontrollably
- violently
- a little
- …
- begin to
- start to
- make somebody
- …
- at
- from
- in
- …
- shiver at the thought (of something)
Word OriginMiddle English chivere, perhaps an alteration of dialect chavele ‘to chatter’, from Old English ceafl ‘jaw’.Definitions on the go
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