shiver
nounmasculine/kɐ.lɐ.ˈfɾi.u/medium
ca·la·fri·o
Definition
A sudden feeling of cold with shivering, often due to fever, fear, or strong emotion.
A sudden shiver made her pull the blanket tighter.
The ghost story sent a shiver through the audience.
Common collocations
a shiver ran down his spineshivering with coldfeverish chillssend a shiver
Idiomatic expressions
- send shivers down one's spine (cause a feeling of fear or excitement)
Etymology
Do árabe andaluz 'kalafríyya' (calafrio, arrepio).