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Shiver of

She felt a shiver of apprehension.

2. give you the shivers

informal to make you feel afraid

ￚsee also send shivers (up and) down your spine

Shivery adjective [not before noun]

trembling or shaking because of cold, fear, or illness

He felt shivery and nauseous.

Strain noun

1. WORRY

[uncountable and countable]worry that is caused by having to deal with a problem or work too hard over a long period of time

ￚsee also stress

I couldn't look after him any more; the strain was too much for me.

Did you find the job a strain?the stresses and strains of police life

The trial has been a terrible strain for both of us.

It's quite a strain on me when he's drinking heavily.

put/place a strain on somebody

The long working hours put a severe strain on employees.

I know you've been under a lot of strain lately.

crack/collapse/buckle etc under the strain (=become unable to deal with a problem or work)

I could see that she was beginning to crack under the strain.

2. DIFFICULTY

[uncountable and countable]a difficulty or problem that is caused when a person, relationship, organization, or system has too much to do or too many problems to deal with

The dry summer has further increased the strain on water resources.

put/place (a) strain on something

The flu epidemic has put a huge strain on the health service.

The attack has led to strains in the relationship between the two countries.

His marriage was under strain.

break/crack/collapse etc under the strain

The party split under the strain.

3 FORCE

[uncountable]a situation in which something is being pulled or pushed, or is holding weight, and so might break or become damaged

The strain on the cables supporting the bridge is enormous.

put/place (a) strain on something

Some of these exercises put too much strain on the back muscles.

These four posts take the strain of the whole structure.

break/snap/collapse etc under the strain The rope snapped under the strain.

4. INJURY

[uncountable and countable] an injury to a muscle or part of your body that is caused by using it too much

Long hours working at a computer can cause eye strain. The goalkeeper is still out of action with a knee strain.

5. PLANT/ANIMAL

[countable] a type of animal, plant, or disease

different strains of wheat a new strain of the flu virus

6. QUALITY

[singular] a particular quality which people have, especially one that is passed from parents to children

There's a strain of madness in his family.

7. WAY OF SAYING SOMETHING

[singular] formal an amount of a feeling that you can see in the way someone speaks, writes, paints etc

a strain of bitterness in Young's later work

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