shiver with cold

  • 11shiver — 1 verb (I) to shake slightly because you are cold or frightened: The children stood outside shivering. (+ with): Juanita was shivering with cold. 2 noun (C) 1 a slight shaking movement of your body caused by cold or fear: A shiver ran through her …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 12shiver — I. /ˈʃɪvə / (say shivuh) verb (i) 1. to shake or tremble with cold, fear, excitement, etc. 2. (of a sail) to shake when too close to the wind. –noun 3. a tremulous motion; a tremble or quiver. –phrase 4. cold shivers, a sensation of fear, anxiety …

  • 13shiver — Synonyms and related words: ache, aching, agitation, all overs, atomize, bang, be cold, bit, bob, bobble, boot, bounce, break into pieces, break to pieces, break up, bump, burst, butt, charge, chatter, chilblains, chill, chilliness, chilling,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 14cold —   1. Not warm. Anu, anuanu; ko eko e, hu ihu i (chilly).   Also: pūanuanu, konāhau (of wind); hau oki, haua īliki, āmu emu e, uhē (bitter).   ♦ To be very cold, make anu.   ♦ To shiver, as with cold, lī, ulupi i.   ♦ Cold are nights without a… …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • 15shiver — 1. v. & n. v.intr. 1 tremble with cold, fear, etc. 2 suffer a quick trembling movement of the body; shudder. n. 1 a momentary shivering movement. 2 (in pl.) an attack of shivering, esp. from fear or horror (got the shivers in the dark).… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 16shiver — I shiv•er [[t]ˈʃɪv ər[/t]] v. i. 1) to shake or tremble with cold, fear, excitement, etc 2) naut. navig. a) (of a fore and aft sail) to shake when too close to the wind b) (of a sailing vessel) to be headed so close to the wind that the sails… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 17Shiver — Shiv er, v. i. [OE. chiveren, cheveren; of uncertain origin. This word seems to have been confused with shiver to shatter.] To tremble; to vibrate; to quiver; to shake, as from cold or fear. [1913 Webster] Prometheus is laid On icy Caucasus to… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 18shiver — I n. a shiver went up and down my spine II v. 1) (D; intr.) to shiver at (she shivered at the thought of getting up) 2) (D; intr.) to shiver from, with (to shiver from the cold) * * * [ ʃɪvə] with (to shiver from the cold) (D; intr.) to shiver… …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 19shiver — [[t]ʃɪ̱və(r)[/t]] shivers, shivering, shivered VERB When you shiver, your body shakes slightly because you are cold or frightened. He shivered in the cold... I was sitting on the floor shivering with fear. Syn: shake N COUNT Shiver is also a noun …

    English dictionary

  • 20Cold chill — A cold chill (also known as frisson, or simply thrills or cold chills) is described by David Huron as, a pleasant tingling feeling, associated with the flexing of hair follicles resulting in goose bumps (technically called piloerection),… …

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