shivered
past simple and past participle ofshiver
shiver
verb[I]
uk/ˈʃɪv.ər/us/ˈʃɪv.ɚ/B2
Whenpeopleoranimalsshiver, theyshakeslightlybecause theyfeelcold,ill, orfrightened:
Thepoordog- it's shivering!
He shiveredwithcoldin histhincottonshirt.
- She shivered, andgatheredtheblanketaround her.
- Arthur shiveredinvoluntarilyas he came out of thebuilding.
- We shivered in thepiercingwind.
- I'dhatetoswimin thatcoldsea- it makes me shiver justthinkingabout .
- Come into thewarm- you're shivering withcold.
Making short, sudden movements
- aquiver
- convulse
- convulsion
- convulsive
- cringe
- flick
- jerkiness
- jerky
- jig
- jiggle
- jiggly
- pull away
- quiver
- shrink
- shudder
- squirm
- tremulous
- whip
- worry atsomething
- wriggle
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Shaking, swinging and vibrating
Examplesofshivered
shivered
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Ishivered, chilled to the bone.
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Ishiveredat the quotation which he made.
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Yesterday weshiveredbefore the disclosure of a coal shortage.
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The crystal palace which they were erecting has beenshiveredand shattered.
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I assure him that rail passengers were thinking about him as theyshiveredon platforms, waiting for trains that never came.
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He said he wondered how it was that weshiveredthrough the winter and starved in the summer in an island made of coal surrounded by seas full of fish.
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Most participantsshiveredin the cold while logistics were confirmed.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.I hadshiveredoff 29 pounds in about 20 hours.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Men wandered round confused through hypothermia, some lost consciousness and died, othersshivered, later developed torpor and tended to sleep.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Lacking a warm blanket, the young manshivered, sleepless, all night, listening to snores and dreams in perhaps a dozen different languages.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.When she realized that he died, sheshivered.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The porters had no warm clothing andshiveredexcessively.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.For one thing, it was reported the chimneys smoked so much that the fires had to be allowed to die down, and consequently the courtshiveredin icy magnificence.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.My bonesshiveredwithin me.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.After this, the destroyer left there followed some very anxious moments for us, and, while we waited andshiveredit appeared that our doom was sealed.
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