Shiver Definition
shĭvər
shivered, shivering, shivers
verb
shivered, shivering, shivers
To shake, quiver, or tremble, as from fear or cold.
Webster's New World
To quiver or vibrate, as by the force of the wind.
American Heritage
To break into many fragments or splinters; shatter.
Webster's New World
To cause (a sail) to flutter by sailing too close to the wind.
American Heritage
To cause to break suddenly into fragments or splinters.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
noun
shivers
An instance of shivering or trembling.
American Heritage
A shaking, quivering, or trembling, as from fear or cold.
Webster's New World
An attack of shivering. Used with the.
American Heritage
A fragment or splinter of something broken, as glass.
Webster's New World
idiom
the shivers
- a fit of shivering
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Shiver
Noun
Singular:
shiver
Plural:
shiversIdioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Shiver
- the shivers
Origin of Shiver
From a Germanic word, probably present in Old English though unattested, cognate with Old High German scivaro (German Schiefer "˜slate').
From Wiktionary
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Middle English shiveren from shivere splinter skei- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Origin uncertain, perhaps an alteration of chavel.
From Wiktionary
Middle English chiveren, shiveren
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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