shivered

Meanings

• Verb

  To shake with cold or fear.

  - "After being out in the cold, she began to shiver."
  - "He shivered with fear during the horror movie."

• Noun

  A spasm or convulsion, especially one affecting the whole body.

  - "The earthquake caused a mass shiver."
  - "He had a fit of the shivers."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with shivered
quivered , livered , stivered

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Variants

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shiver , shivered , shivering , shivers

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Forms

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past tense and past participle of shiver (verb)

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Etymology

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Old English sciverian; related to scief, scive 'corpse, dead body'.

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Trivia

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1. Shivering is a reflexive response to cold or fear. It helps to generate heat by causing muscles to contract and produce friction.

2. The word shiver comes from the Old English word sciverian, which means 'to shake or tremble'.

3. In some cultures, shivering is considered a sign of good health and vitality, while in others it is seen as a sign of weakness or illness.

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Related Concepts

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1. Chills: A feeling of coldness, often accompanied by shivering, caused by a drop in body temperature.

2. Fever: A condition characterized by an elevated body temperature, which can cause shivering.

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Culture

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In literature, shivering is often used to describe a character's fear or coldness. For example, in Charles Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities, Madame Defarge is described as 'shivering with cold and rage'. In art, shivering is a common theme in winter landscapes.

How to Memorize "shivered"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine yourself shivering from the cold or from fear. Visualize your body shaking uncontrollably and your teeth chattering.

2. associate
   

   - Associate shivering with winter, cold weather, or fear.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Shivering Sharks' to remember the past tense of shiver - Sharks have Shivering fins.

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