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Collocations for shiver - noun

ADJECTIVE

little, slight, small
involuntary
sudden
cold, icy
delicious
a delicious shiver of pleasure

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VERB + shiver

give
She gave a little shiver and laughed.
feel
He felt a shiver of excitement.
send
His appearance sent a cold shiver down her spine.
suppress
She tried to suppress a shiver of anticipation.

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shiver + VERB

go, pass, run
A shiver of unease ran through the audience.

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PREPOSITION

with a shiver
‘I'm scared!’ she admitted, with a shiver.
shiver of
a shiver of fear

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PHRASES

get the shivers
I get the shivers when I think about it.
give sb the shivers, send shivers down sb's spine
Just thinking about flying gives me the shivers.
Her beautiful voice sends shivers down your spine.

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Collocations for shiver - verb

ADVERB

uncontrollably, violently
a little, slightly
involuntarily
She shivered involuntarily as he approached her.
visibly

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VERB + shiver

begin to, start to
make sb
His cruel and callous comments made me shiver.

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PREPOSITION

at
He shivered at the thought of it.
from, in
Her body ached and shivered from the frosty air.
to shiver in fear
with
I was shivering with cold.

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PHRASES

shiver at the thought (of sth) (figurative)
He shivered at the thought of having to run for election.

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