shiver

1. 1.

   tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement

   Synonymsshudderthrobthrill

   Broadertremble
2. 2.

   shake, as from cold

   “The children are shivering--turn on the heat!”

   Synonymsshudder

   Broadermove involuntarily

Other forms of shiver

plural

shivers·

past tense

shiverred·

present participle

shiverring·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about shiver

What does shiver mean?

shiver means "a reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitement". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in shiver?

shiver has 2 syllables: shiv-er. The stress falls on "shiv". In IPA it is /ˈʃɪvɚ/.

What is another word for shiver?

Close synonyms include tremble, shake, frisson, chill, quiver. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is shiver a common word?

shiver is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.