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shiver
noun
verb
a reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitement
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Word Facts
- Word length
- 6
- Starts with
- S
- Ends with
- R
- Contains
- HIVE
- Scrabble score
- 12
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
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noun
a reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitement
noun
an almost pleasurable sensation of fright
“a frisson of surprise shot through him”
verb
shake, as from cold
“The children are shivering — turn on the heat!”
verb
tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
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Example Sentences
a frisson of surprise shot through him
The children are shivering — turn on the heat!
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