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    shiver
    /ˈʃɪvə/

    verb

    • 1. shake slightly and uncontrollably as a result of being cold, frightened, or excited: "they shivered in the damp foggy cold"

    noun

    • 1. a momentary trembling movement: "she gave a little shiver as the wind flicked at her bare arms"

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  3. When people or animals shiver, they shake slightly because they feel cold, ill, or frightened: The poor dog - it's shivering! He shivered with cold in his thin cotton shirt .

  4. The meaning of SHIVER is one of the small pieces into which a brittle thing is broken by sudden violence. How to use shiver in a sentence.

  5. Shiver, quake, shudder refer to a vibratory muscular movement, a trembling, usually involuntary. We shiver with cold, or a sensation such as that of cold: to shiver in thin clothing on a frosty day; to shiver with pleasant anticipation.

  6. the act of shaking slightly because you are frightened, cold, or sick: I felt /gave a shiver as I looked out at the dark expanse of sea. the shivers [ plural ] a condition in which you shiver because you are sick: She's aching and she has the shivers, so I've sent her to bed.

  7. shiver. 6 meanings: 1. to shake or tremble, as from cold or fear 2. a. (of a sail) to luff; flap or shake b. (of a sailing vessel) to.... Click for more definitions.

  8. People shiver, or shake and tremble, when they're very cold. You might shiver in the snow if you forget to wear your winter coat. While you are most likely to shiver in the cold, you might also shiver from excitement or even fear.

  9. SHIVER definition: to shake because you are cold or frightened: . Learn more.

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