 Definitions of shiver [ˈʃɪv ər] 
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1. (v.i.) shiver
to shake or tremble with cold, fear, excitement, etc.
2. shiver
(of a fore-and-aft sail) to shake when too close to the wind.
3. shiver
(of a sailing vessel) to be headed so close to the wind that the sails shake.
4. (n.) shiver
a tremulous motion; a tremble or quiver.
5. shiver
the shivers, an attack of shivering or chills.
6. (v.i.) shiver
to break or split into fragments.
7. (n.) shiver
a fragment; splinter.
Etymology: (1150–1200; (n.) ME schivere slice, fragment, c. OHG scivaro splinter)
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| Definition of 'shiver' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) tremble, shiver, shake
a reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitement
2. (verb) frisson, shiver, chill, quiver, shudder, thrill, tingle
an almost pleasurable sensation of fright
"a frisson of surprise shot through him"
3. (verb) shudder, shiver, throb, thrill
tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
4. (verb) shiver, shudder
shake, as from cold
"The children are shivering--turn on the heat!"
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1. (verb) shiver
(of your body) to shake uncontrollably from cold or fear
kids at the bus stop shivering in the cold; She gave a nervous shiver.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) shiver
one of the small pieces, or splinters, into which a brittle thing is broken by sudden violence; -- generally used in the plural
2. (noun) shiver
a thin slice; a shive
3. (noun) shiver
a variety of blue slate
4. (noun) shiver
a sheave or small wheel in a pulley
5. (noun) shiver
a small wedge, as for fastening the bolt of a window shutter
6. (noun) shiver
a spindle
7. (noun) shiver
the act of shivering or trembling
8. (verb) shiver
to break into many small pieces, or splinters; to shatter; to dash to pieces by a blow; as, to shiver a glass goblet
9. (verb) shiver
to separate suddenly into many small pieces or parts; to be shattered
10. (verb) shiver
to tremble; to vibrate; to quiver; to shake, as from cold or fear
11. (verb) shiver
to cause to shake or tremble, as a sail, by steering close to the wind
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Sense: to quiver or tremble (with cold, fear etc).
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 Afrikaans: bewe |
 Arabic: يَرْتَجِف |
 Bulgarian: треперя |
 Brazilian: tremer |
 Czech: třást se |
 German: zittern |
 Danish: ryste; skælve |
 Greek: τουρτουρίζω |
 Spanish: temblar, tiritar, estreme |
 Estonian: lõdisema |
 Farsi: لرزيدن |
 Finnish: väristä |
 French: frissonner |
 Hebrew: לִרעוֹד |
 Hindi: कांपना, सिहरना |
 Croatian: drhtati, tresti se |
 Hungarian: didereg |
 Indonesian: menggigil, menggetar |
 Icelandic: skjálfa, nötra |
 Italian: rabbrividire, tremare |
 Japanese: 震える |
 Korean: 떨다 |
 Lithuanian: drebėti, virpėti |
 Latvian: drebēt; trīcēt |
 Malay: menggigil |
 Dutch: rillen |
 Norwegian: skjelve, få kuldegysninge |
 Polish: drżeć |
 Persian: لرزيدن |
 Pashto: لړزيدل، رپيدل، ترېدل، ريږ |
 Portuguese: tremer |
 Romanian: a tremura |
 Russian: дрожать, трепетать |
 Slovak: triasť sa |
 Slovenian: tresti se |
 Serbian: drhtati |
 Swedish: darra, skälva, huttra, ry |
 Thai: สั่น |
 Turkish: titremek,ürpermek |
 Taiwanese: 打哆嗦 |
 Ukrainian: дрижати, тремтіти |
 Urdu: کانپنا |
 Vietnamese: rung, rùng mình |
 Chinese: 哆嗦 |
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