v. 1 shake, quake, tremble, shudder, quiver We sat in our wet clothes, shivering in the cold The old shack shivered in the wind. 2 vibrate, luff, flap, flutter, chatter, rattle, shake, wallop The sails shivered violently in the stiff breeze
n. 3 shake, quake, tremble, shudder, quiver, thrill, frisson, trembling, tremor, flutter She gave a little shiver and then snuggled into my arms 4 the shivers. trembling, shivering, goose-pimples or goose bumps, Colloq the shakes, US the chills He's had malaria and occasionally gets the shivers Those horror films give me the shivers.