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Victor
Definition of Shiver
shiv·er1
ˈSHivər/
verb
verb: shiver; 3rd person present: shivers; past tense: shivered; past participle: shivered; gerund or present participle: shivering
1.
(of a person or animal) shake slightly and uncontrollably as a result of being cold, frightened, or excited.
"they shivered in the damp foggy cold"
synonyms:tremble, quiver, shake, shudder, quaver, quake
"he was shivering with fear"
noun
noun: shiver; plural noun: shivers
1.
a momentary trembling movement.
"she gave a little shiver as the wind flicked at her bare arms"
synonyms:tremble, quiver, shake, shudder, quaver, quake, tremor, twitch
"she gave a shiver as the door opened"
a spell or an attack of trembling, typically as a result of fear or horror.
plural noun: the shivers
"a look that gave him the shivers"
Origin
Middle English chivere, perhaps an alteration of dialect chavele ‘to chatter,’ from Old English ceafl ‘jaw.’
shiv·er2
ˈSHivər/
noun
noun: shiver; plural noun: shivers
1.
each of the small fragments into which something such as glass is shattered when broken; a splinter.
synonyms:splinter, sliver, shard, fragment, chip, shaving, particle, bit, piece; informalsmithereens
"a shiver of glass"
verbrare
verb: shiver; 3rd person present: shivers; past tense: shivered; past participle: shivered; gerund or present participle: shivering
1.
break into splinters or fragments.
"the world seemed to shiver into a million splinters of prismatic color"
synonyms:shatter, splinter, smash, fragment, crack, break
"the window shivered into thousands of pieces"