shiver

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.2 Verb 1.2.2.1 Derived terms 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Verb 1.3.1.1 Translations 1.3.2 Noun 1.3.3 Derived terms

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[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /'ʃɪvə/
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  Rhymes: -ɪvə(r)

[edit] Etymology 1

From a Germanic word, probably present in Old English though unattested, cognate with Old High German scivaro (German Schiefer ‘slate’).

[edit] Noun

shiver (plural shivers)

1. a fragment or splinter, especially of glass or stone
2. the reaction when the body goes into the early stages of hypothermia.

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to shiver (third-person singular simple present shivers, present participle shivering, simple past and past participle shivered)

1. to break into splinters or fragments
   • 1904, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventure of the Six Napoleons, Norton (2005), page 1034:

     he found a plaster bust of Napoleon, which stood with several other works of art upon the counter, lying shivered into fragments.

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• shiver my timbers

[edit] Etymology 2

Origin uncertain, perhaps an alteration of chavel.

[edit] Verb

to shiver (third-person singular simple present shivers, present participle shivering, simple past and past participle shivered)

1. To tremble or shake, especially when cold or frightened.

   They stood outside for hours, shivering in the frosty air.

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[edit] Noun

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shiver (plural shivers)

1. The act or result of shivering.

   A shiver went up my spine.

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• send shivers down someone's spine