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Synonyms for shiver

25 synonyms
1 antonym
4 meanings

noun
verb

Most common

shudder quiver chill tingle tremble shake bit

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Shudder

shudder, quiver, chill, tingle, frisson, thrill, tremor, quake, flutter, vibrate

2. Tremble

3. Sliver

bit, sliver, slice, piece, splinter, fragment

Other

Verb

1. Shatter

shatter, break, smash

Other

throb, palpitate, beshiver formal dated

Antonyms

All antonyms of shiver →

Definitions

n. 1
The act of shivering.
A shiver went up my spine.
n. 2
A bodily response to early hypothermia.
n. 3
A fragment or splinter, especially of glass or stone.
v. 1
To tremble or shake, especially when cold or frightened.
They stood outside for hours, shivering in the frosty air.

Related words

Word family: shivery
Phrases: shiver my timbers shiver my sides shiver my soul

Forms

Plural: shivers → shudders, quivers, chills, tingles…
Past participle: shivered
e.g. shivered → shattered, breaked, smashed, throbbed…

Example sentences

chill The chill of coming winter discouraged our picnic.
shudder Just to think about the accident makes me shudder.
tingle Ziri felt a little tingle at his stomach out of shock.
quiver From tears to a kiss, there is naught but a quiver!

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
shiver		rising
chill		rising
shudder		rising
tingle		rising
quiver		rising
horripilation		falling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters: bit¹
5 letters: break¹, piece¹, shake¹, chill¹, smash¹, slice¹, quake¹, throb¹
6 letters: thrill¹, tremor², sliver², tingle², quiver²
7 letters: shatter², shudder², flutter², vibrate², tremble², frisson
8 letters: fragment², splinter², beshiver
9 letters: palpitate³
13 letters: horripilation

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (tremor² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français: frisson
Italiano: brivido
Español: escalofrío
Deutsch: Schauder