shivery
Trembling from cold
Shivery describes the sensation of shivering or the tendency to shiver—whether from cold, fear, fever, or excitement.
A shivery feeling runs through you when you're chilled or spooked.
It was a shivery night, and we huddled by the fire.
The word often carries an atmospheric quality, suggesting something eerie or thrilling.
Moderately cold
- frigidExtremely and intensely cold
- icyFrozen or unfriendly
- frostyCold or unwelcoming
- freezingExtremely cold
goosebumps · gooseflesh · numb · wintry · brisk · nippy · biting · bitter
Feeling fear or alarm
- frightenedExperiencing sudden fear
- terrifiedExtremely frightened
- spookedFrightened into alertness
- eerieDisturbingly strange
creepy · spine-tingling · hair-raising · dread · horror · ghostly · haunted · ominous
Anxiously restless
- tremblingInvoluntary shaking motion
- quiveringShaking slightly and rapidly
- shakyTrembling or unstable
- twitchyNervously prone to spasms
quaking · anxious · uneasy · edgy · antsy · restless · fidgety · tense
Shivering spells from illness
- sweatsCasual athletic garments
- fluContagious respiratory illness
- influenzaAcute viral respiratory infection
- malaiseDiffuse, sourceless discomfort
feverish · sickly · ague · illness · infection · virus · temperature · clammy
Arousing eager interest
- exhilaratingIntensely invigorating or exciting
- anticipationState of awaiting something
- tingleSlight stinging sensation
- frissonMomentary shiver of feeling
suspenseful · electrifying · breathless · edge-of-seat · gripping · riveting · pulse-quickening · heart-pounding
chilly
Moderately cold
freezing · goosebumps · gooseflesh · numb · wintry · brisk · nippy · biting · bitter · glacial
scared
Feeling fear or alarm
- frightenedExperiencing sudden fear
- terrifiedExtremely frightened
- spookedFrightened into alertness
eerie · creepy · spine-tingling · hair-raising · dread · horror · ghostly · haunted · ominous · sinister
jittery
Anxiously restless
twitchy · quaking · anxious · uneasy · edgy · antsy · restless · fidgety · tense · apprehensive
chills
Shivering spells from illness
- sweatsCasual athletic garments
- fluContagious respiratory illness
- influenzaAcute viral respiratory infection
malaise · feverish · sickly · ague · illness · infection · virus · temperature · clammy · delirious
exciting
Arousing eager interest
- exhilaratingIntensely invigorating or exciting
- anticipationState of awaiting something
- tingleSlight stinging sensation
frisson · suspenseful · electrifying · breathless · edge-of-seat · gripping · riveting · pulse-quickening · heart-pounding · adrenaline
shiverywarm
Moderately heated, or friendly
toasty · hot · overheated · sweltering · flushed
- 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