English Dictionary
Definition of “shiver”
1shiver1 (ˈʃɪvə
)
Definitions
verb (intr)
- to shake or tremble, as from cold or fear
- (of a sail) to luff; flap or shake
- (of a sailing vessel) to sail close enough to the wind to make the sails luff
noun
- the act of shivering; a tremulous motion
- See the shivers
Alternative Forms
ˈshiverer noun ˈshivering adjective Word Origin
C13 chiveren, perhaps variant of chevelen to chatter (used of teeth), from Old English ceafljowlC13 perhaps variant of to chatter (used of teeth), from Old English 1
2shiver2 (ˈʃɪvə)
Definitions
verb
- to break or cause to break into fragments
Word Origin
C13: of Germanic origin; compare Old High German scivaro, Middle Dutch scheveren to shiver, Old Norse skīfa to split
Translations
- British English:
shiver
When you shiver, your body shakes slightly because you are cold or frightened.He shivered in the cold.ˈʃɪvə VERB He shivered in the cold.
- Spanish:
tiritar
v
- French:
frissonner
vi
- German:
zittern
v
- Chinese: 颤抖 v
- Arabic: يَرْتَعِشُ v
- Portuguese: tremer v
- Russian: дрожать v
- Croatian: drhtati v
- Czech: zatřást (se) v třást (se)
- Danish: skælve v
- Dutch: rillen v
- Finnish: hytistä v
- Greek: ριγώ v
- Italian: rabbrividire v
- Japanese: 震える v
- Korean: 덜덜 떨다 v
- Norwegian: skjelve v
- Polish: zadrżeć v drżeć
- Brazilian Portuguese: tremer v
- European Spanish:
tiritar
v
- Swedish: skaka v
- Thai: สั่นเพราะหนาวหรือความกลัว v
- Turkish: titremek v
- Vietnamese: run v
Usage examples
Like a child, I felt a delicious shiver run through me.
Pickard, Nancy, No Body (1987)That's a distinct possibility, only it sends a shiver down the police force.
India Today (1998)THE very idea of sharks stalking the Gold Coast sends a shiver up the spine of beachgoers.
The Australian (2004)The Italian giants always send a shiver through the spine of a manager who has to face them.
Sun, News of the World (2004)The fog drifted in through gaps in the tower's windows and made Amy shiver.
Will Davenport, THE PAINTER (2003)
