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shiver meaning in Sanskrit

कम्पते kampate

UK/ˈʃɪvə//ˈʃɪvɚ/

shiver in Sanskrit: कम्पते (kampate), चलति (cálati). In English, shiver means to tremble or shake, especially when cold or frightened.

Sanskrit words for shiver

to shiver, tremble
कम्पते kampate
to shiver
चलति cálati

English meaning of shiver

  1. verb To tremble or shake, especially when cold or frightened.
  2. verb To cause to shake or tremble, as a sail, by steering close to the wind.
  3. noun The act of shivering.
  4. noun A bodily response to early hypothermia.

Full definition of shiver

shiver in a sentence

  • They stood outside for hours, shivering in the frosty air.
  • The cold made me shiver.
  • A shiver went up my spine.

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Questions about shiver in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of shiver in Sanskrit?
Shiver in Sanskrit is कम्पते (kampate), चलति (cálati).
shiver इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Shiver: कम्पते (kampate), चलति (cálati).
What does shiver mean in English?
Shiver means to tremble or shake, especially when cold or frightened.

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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “shiver”: कम्पते, चलति. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: shiver (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Sanskrit words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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