to give a shiver

  • 1give someone the shivers — phrase to make someone feel very frightened or disgusted The way he looked at me gave me the shivers. Thesaurus: to make someone afraid or frightenedsynonym Main entry: shiver …

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  • 2shiver — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ little, slight, small ▪ involuntary ▪ sudden ▪ cold, icy …

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  • 3shiver — I UK [ˈʃɪvə(r)] / US [ˈʃɪvər] verb [intransitive] Word forms shiver : present tense I/you/we/they shiver he/she/it shivers present participle shivering past tense shivered past participle shivered * if you shiver, your body shakes slightly, for… …

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  • 4shiver — shiv|er1 [ˈʃıvə US ər] v [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: chiver [i] to shiver (13 16 centuries), perhaps from chavel to talk without purpose, chatter (13 14 centuries), from Old English ceafl jaw ] to shake slightly because you are cold or frightened …

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  • 5shiver — shiv|er1 [ ʃıvər ] verb intransitive * if you shiver, your body shakes slightly, for example because you are cold or frightened: We stood shivering in the icy wind. shiver with cold/fear/surprise etc.: She shivered with fear at the thought of… …

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  • 6shiver — 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 …

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  • 7shiver — I. noun Etymology: Middle English; akin to Old High German scivaro splinter Date: 13th century one of the small pieces into which a brittle thing is broken by sudden violence II. verb (shivered; shivering) Date: 13th century to break into many… …

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  • 8give — verb Give is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑authority, ↑benefactor, ↑chart, ↑council, ↑donor, ↑index, ↑jury, ↑move, ↑nature, ↑recording, ↑religion, ↑ …

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  • 9Mike Shiver — (* 1981 in Sundsvall; bürgerlicher Name: Michael Wiklund) ist ein schwedischer DJ und Musikproduzent im Bereich Trance und Progressive Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Biographie 2 Diskographie 2.1 …

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