| Example in Greek | Translation in English |
|---|---|
| Ξαφνικά, ανατρίχιασα. | Suddenly, I shivered violently. |
| Τίποτα, απλώς ανατρίχιασα λίγο. | I just got a little shiver. |
| Ariane, ανατρίχιασα. | Ariane, you gave me the shivers. |
| Όταν πρωτάκουσα αυτή τη μουσική ανατρίχιασα, και σκέφτηκα, "Τι... | - When I first listened that music, it gave me a cold shiver, and I thought, "What... |
| Δεν έχει νευρολογικό πρόβλημα... ανατρίχιασε. | She has no neurological issues-- she had a shiver. |
| Language | Verb(s) | Language | Verb(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | قفقف | Azeri | üşümək |
| Dutch | bibberen,blauwbekken, griezelen, killen, kleumen | English | shiver |
| Estonian | lõdisema, värelema | Finnish | vavista, väristä |
| French | greloter, grelotter | German | schauern, schlottern |
| Hungarian | didereg | Icelandic | skjálfa |
| Indonesian | menggigil | Italian | rabbrividire |
| Lithuanian | drebėti | Portuguese | arrepiar, tiritar |
| Russian | дрожать, ёжиться, поёжиться | Spanish | temblequear, tiritar |
| Swedish | huttra | Thai | กระเส่า |
| Vietnamese | rét |