Definitions for Shiver
ˈʃɪv ərshiv·er

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tremble, shiver, shakenoun

   a reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitement

2. frisson, shiver, chill, quiver, shudder, thrill, tingleverb

   an almost pleasurable sensation of fright

   "a frisson of surprise shot through him"

3. shudder, shiver, throb, thrillverb

   tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement

4. shiver, shudderverb

   shake, as from cold

   "The children are shivering--turn on the heat!"

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Shivernoun

   One fragment of many into which any thing is broken.

   Etymology: from the verb.

   He would pound thee into shivers with his fist, as a sailor breaks a bisket. William Shakespeare, Troilus and Cressida.

   As brittle as the glory is the face;
   For there it is crack’d in an hundred shivers. William Shakespeare.

   If you strike a solid body that is brittle, it breaketh not only where the immediate force is, but breaketh all about into shivers and fritters. Francis Bacon, Nat. History.

   Surging waves against a solid rock,
   Though all to shivers dash’d, th’ assault renew,
   Vain batt’ry, and in froth or bubbles end. John Milton.

2. To Shiververb

   To break by one act into many parts; to shatter.

   The ground with shiver’d armour strown. John Milton.

   Show’rs of granado’s rain, by sudden burst
   Disploding murd’rous bowels; fragments of steel
   A thousand ways at once, the shiver’d orbs
   Fly diverse, working torment. Philips.

3. To SHIVERverb

   To quake; to tremble; to shudder, as with cold or fear.

   Etymology: schawren, German.

   Any very harsh noise will set the teeth on edge, and make all the body shiver. Francis Bacon.

   What religious palsy’s this,
   Which makes the boughs divest their bliss?
   And that they might her footsteps straw,
   Drop their leaves with shivering awe. John Cleveland.

   Why stand we longer shivering under fear? John Milton.

   The man that shiver’d on the brink of sin,
   Thus steel’d and harden’d, ventures boldly in. Dryden.

   He described this march to the temple with so much horror, that he shivered every joint. Addison.

   Give up Laius to the realms of day,
   Whose ghost, yet shiv’ring on Cocytus’ sand,
   Expects its passage to the farther strand. Alexander Pope.

   Prometheus is laid
   On icy Caucasus to shiver,
   While vultures eat his growing liver. Jonathan Swift.

4. To Shiververb

   To fall at once into many parts or shives.

   Etymology: schawren, German.

   Had’st thou been aught but goss’mer, feathers, air,
   So many fathom down precipitating,
   Thou’d’st shiver’d like an egg. William Shakespeare, King John.

   Upon the breaking and shivering of a great state, you may be sure to have wars. Francis Bacon.

   The natural world, should gravity once cease, or be withdrawn, would instantly shiver into millions of atoms. John Woodward.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. shiver

   Shivering (also called shuddering) is a bodily function in response to cold and extreme fear in warm-blooded animals. When the core body temperature drops, the shivering reflex is triggered to maintain homeostasis. Skeletal muscles begin to shake in small movements, creating warmth by expending energy. Shivering can also be a response to fever, as a person may feel cold. During fever, the hypothalamic set point for temperature is raised. The increased set point causes the body temperature to rise (pyrexia), but also makes the patient feel cold until the new set point is reached. Severe chills with violent shivering are called rigors. Rigors occur because the patient's body is shivering in a physiological attempt to increase body temperature to the new set point.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. shiver

   A shiver is a sudden vibration or trembling movement of the body, typically as a response to cold, fear, excitement, or illness. It can also refer to an intense emotional response such as horror or disgust.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Shivernoun

   one of the small pieces, or splinters, into which a brittle thing is broken by sudden violence; -- generally used in the plural

2. Shivernoun

   a thin slice; a shive

3. Shivernoun

   a variety of blue slate

4. Shivernoun

   a sheave or small wheel in a pulley

5. Shivernoun

   a small wedge, as for fastening the bolt of a window shutter

6. Shivernoun

   a spindle

7. Shiververb

   to break into many small pieces, or splinters; to shatter; to dash to pieces by a blow; as, to shiver a glass goblet

8. Shiververb

   to separate suddenly into many small pieces or parts; to be shattered

9. Shiververb

   to tremble; to vibrate; to quiver; to shake, as from cold or fear

10. Shiververb

    to cause to shake or tremble, as a sail, by steering close to the wind

11. Shivernoun

    the act of shivering or trembling

12. Etymology: [OE. schiveren, scheveren; cf. OD. scheveren. See Shiver a fragment.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Shiver

   "Shiver" is Natalie Imbruglia's first single from her third album release Counting Down the Days and it is her 8th single overall.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Shiver

   shiv′ėr, n. a splinter, or small piece into which a thing breaks by sudden violence.—v.t. to shatter.—v.i. to fall into shivers.—n. Shiv′er-spar, a slaty calcite or calcium carbonate.—adj. Shiv′ery, brittle.—Shiver my timbers, a nautical imprecation. [Skeat explains shiver as a dim. of the foregoing shive, a thin slice, the same as prov. Eng. sheave, a thin disc of wood, wheel of a pulley—Ice. skífa, a slice; Dut. schijf, Ger. scheibe.]

2. Shiver

   shiv′ėr, v.i. to shake or tremble: to shudder.—v.t. to cause to shake in the wind, as sails.—n. Shiv′ering.—adv. Shiv′eringly, with shivering or trembling.—adj. Shiv′ery, inclined to shiver.—The shivers (coll.), the ague, chills. [M. E. chiveren, a softened form of kiveren, supposed by Skeat to be a Scand. form of quiver, and a freq. of Ice. kippa, to pull, the spelling with sh being due to confusion with shiver (n.).]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. shiver

   Synonymous with sheave.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. shiververb

   (of a person) Tremble because of coldness or fright.

   I began to shiver.

   
   

   Submitted by zakaria1409 on June 29, 2022  

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. SHIVER

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Shiver is ranked #7812 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Shiver surname appeared 4,238 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Shiver.
   
   83.6% or 3,544 total occurrences were White.
   12.7% or 542 total occurrences were Black.
   1.6% or 71 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.2% or 52 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.4% or 17 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.2% or 12 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Matched Categories

1. • Move Involuntarily
   • Reflex

British National Corpus

1. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Shiver' in Verbs Frequency: #977

Anagrams for Shiver »

1. shrive

2. shevri

How to pronounce Shiver?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Shiver in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Shiver in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Shiver in a Sentence

1. Robert Hawthorne:

   I believe this photo strikes a nerve for a lot of people, many people shiver and recoil when they see it, imagining themselves in the fishermen's shoes.

2. Margarita Rohr:

   Vitamin B12 deficiency can be caused by a poor diet, so aim to get more lean meat, fish, and dairy into your meals. But sometimes low levels are triggered by an absorption issue. If your diet is high in B12 but you shiver all the time, check in with your doctor for a vitamin B12 test. RELATED : 21 Important Facts About Vitamin B12 Deficiency You're a woman Find yourself in a constant battle with your spouse or male officemates for control of the thermostat ? Turns out that feeling cold really is a gendered condition. In general, women are better at conserving heat than men.

3. Pete Buttigieg:

   Even as we shiver, there is joy, are you ready to go in that hall and leave no question about who has the momentum right now?

4. Valeria Ponomarova and Andrii Bohomaz:

   I heard that it was starting to rain and I began to shiver.

5. PSB:

   Go for the idea that catches your breath, gives you goosebumps, and sends a shiver of fear down your spine. Because that idea can take you to milestones you haven't dared to achieve yet!

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Shiver
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Shiver
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiver
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Shiver
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Shiver
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Shiver
8. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=Shiver
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html