English Explanatory Dictionary

shiver

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To tremble or shake, especially when cold or frightened.
  2. To cause to shake or tremble, as a sail, by steering close to the wind.
noun
  1. The act of shivering.
  2. A bodily response to early hypothermia.
noun
  1. A fragment or splinter, especially of glass or stone.
  2. A splinter of wood embedded in the flesh
  3. A thin slice; a shive.
  4. A variety of blue slate.
  5. A sheave or small wheel in a pulley.
  6. A small wedge, as for fastening the bolt of a window shutter.
  7. A spindle.
verb
  1. To break into splinters or fragments.
  2. To be broken into splinters or fragments.
noun
  1. A group of sharks.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈʃɪvɚ/ /ˈʃɪvə/ en-us-shiver.ogg

Word forms

shiver shivers shivering shivered

Etymology

Origin uncertain, perhaps an alteration of chavel, or a frequentive of sheaf.

Related words

frisson

Derived words

ashiver beshiver nonshivering shiverer shiveringly shivering owl shiver my sides shiver my soul shiversome shivery shivvy toshiver unshivered unshivering shiver my timbers send shivers down someone's spine send a shiver down someone's spine shiver me timbers

Translations

Bulgarian: отломка Italian: scheggia
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