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Shivers

The act of shivering.

📖 Definitions of "Shivers"

noun
  1. 1

    The act of shivering.

    "A shiver went up my spine."

  2. 2

    A bodily response to early hypothermia.Wp

verb
  1. 1

    To tremble or shake, especially when cold or frightened.

    "They stood outside for hours, shivering in the frosty air."

  2. 2

    To cause to shake or tremble, as a sail, by steering close to the wind.

noun
  1. 1

    A fragment or splinter, especially of glass or stone.

  2. 2

    A thin slice; a shive.

  3. 3

    A variety of blue slate.

  4. 4

    A sheave or small wheel in a pulley.

verb
  1. 1

    To break into splinters or fragments.

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