Shivers
Body's chill response
Shivers are trembling movements of the body, typically from cold, fear, or strong emotion.
A shiver runs down your spine when something frightens or excites you: The ghost story gave me shivers.
To shiver is to shake in this way: She shivered in the wind.
The shivers describes a state of trembling, often from illness or dread: Just thinking about it gives me the shivers.
Shivering spells from illness
- fluContagious respiratory illness
- malariaMosquito-borne parasitic infection
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
- sweatingMoisture through pores
ague · illness · temperature · rigors · delirium · sickness · feverish · bedridden
Surge of intense excitement
- anticipationState of awaiting something
- exhilarationIntense joyful excitement
- tingleSlight stinging sensation
- rushQuick sudden movement
butterflies · electrifying · breathless · adrenaline · suspenseful · climactic · heart-pounding · edge of seat
Raised skin from cold
- chillCold sensation or relaxation
- tremblingInvoluntary shaking motion
- shudderingConvulsive trembling motion
- teeth chatteringInvoluntary jaw trembling
hypothermia · frostbite · blanket · warmth · freezing · icy · numbness · quivering
Causing thrilled fear
- dreadIntense anticipatory fear
- terrorExtreme, overwhelming fear
- creepingMoving slowly, stealthily
- horrorExtreme fear or disgust
fright · eerie · foreboding · chilling · haunted · nightmares · startle · unease
Thin sharp broken fragments
- shardsBroken fragments of brittle material
- piecesParts of something divided
- broken glassFractured transparent fragments
- smithereensTiny scattered fragments
debris · shattered · fragments · splintering · mirror · broken · scattering · sharp
chills
Shivering spells from illness
- fluContagious respiratory illness
- malariaMosquito-borne parasitic infection
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
sweating · ague · illness · temperature · rigors · delirium · sickness · feverish · bedridden · convulsions
thrill
Surge of intense excitement
- anticipationState of awaiting something
- exhilarationIntense joyful excitement
- tingleSlight stinging sensation
rush · butterflies · electrifying · breathless · adrenaline · suspenseful · climactic · heart-pounding · edge of seat · crescendo
goosebumps
Raised skin from cold
- chillCold sensation or relaxation
- tremblingInvoluntary shaking motion
- shudderingConvulsive trembling motion
teeth chattering · hypothermia · frostbite · blanket · warmth · freezing · icy · numbness · quivering · draft
spine-tingling
Causing thrilled fear
horror · fright · eerie · foreboding · chilling · haunted · nightmares · startle · unease · apprehension
splinters
Thin sharp broken fragments
- shardsBroken fragments of brittle material
- piecesParts of something divided
- broken glassFractured transparent fragments
smithereens · debris · shattered · fragments · splintering · mirror · broken · scattering · sharp · remnants
- Ed SheeranShape of You, Galway Girl, ginger hair, red hair, acoustic guitar
- CronenbergScanners, The Fly, Naked Lunch, Spider, body horror
- Sierra GamesPhantasmagoria, SWAT, Caesar, Red Baron, Hoyle
- retro softwareMS-DOS, WordPerfect, Windows 3.1, Norton, BASIC
Shiverssweating
Moisture through pores
perspiration · sweats · hot flashes · flushing · overheating
Shiverswarm fuzzies
Sentimental positive emotions
warm glow · comfort · coziness · warm feeling · reassurance
Shiversstillness
Complete lack of motion
steadiness · calm · composure · motionlessness · stability
- sent shivers down someone's spineCaused intense fear reaction
- shiver my timbersSailor's exclamation of astonishment
- shiver me timbersNautical exclamation of shock
- send shivers down someone's spineFrighten profoundly, physically
- cold shivers
- send a shiver down someone's spineCause sudden fearful sensation