Etymology : Middle English; akin to Old High German scivaro splinter
Pronunciation : 'shi-v&r
Function : noun
Date : 13th century
1. tremble, vibration, shudder; small fragment, splinter, sliver. quiver, shake, shudder, tremble; shatter, break into pieces; be shattered, be broken into pieces. shiver\shiv"er\, v. i. [oe. chiveren, cheveren; of uncertain origin. this word seems to have been confused with shiver to shatter.] to tremble; to vibrate; to quiver; to shake, as from cold or fear. prometheus is laid on icy caucasus to shiver. the man that shivered on the brink of sin, thus steeled and hardened, ventures boldly in. reech.shiver \shiv"er\ , n. [oe. schivere, fr. shive; cf. g. schifer a splinter, slate, ohg. scivere a splinter, dan. & sw. skifer a slate. see:
shive, and cf. skever.].
2. one of the small pieces, or splinters, into which a brittle thing is broken by sudden violence; -- generally used in the plural. "all to shivers dashed.".
3. a thin slice; a shive. [obs. or prov. eng.] "a shiver of their own loaf." of your soft bread, not but a shiver.
4. (geol.) a variety of blue slate.
5. (naut.) a sheave or small wheel in a pulley.
6. a small wedge, as for fastening the bolt of a window shutter.
7. a spindle. [obs. or prov. eng.]shiver \shiv"er\, v. t. (naut.) to cause to shake or tremble, as a sail, by steering close to the wind.shiver \shiv"er\, n. the act of shivering or trembling.shiver \shiv"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. shivered ; p. pr. & vb. n. shivering.] [oe. schiveren, scheveren; cf. od. scheveren. see:
shiver a fragment.] to break into many small pieces, or splinters; to shatter; to dash to pieces by a blow; as, to shiver a glass goblet. all the ground with shivered armor strown.shiver \shiv"er\, v. i. to separate suddenly into many small pieces or parts; to be shattered. there shiver shafts upon shields thick. the natural world, should gravity once cease, would instantly shiver into millions of atoms.shiver n.
8. reflex shaking caused by cold or fear or excitement [syn: tremble, shake].
9. an almost pleasurable sensation of fright; "a frisson of surprise shot through him" [syn: frisson, chill, quiver, shudder, thrill, tingle] v 1: tremble convulsively [syn: shudder, throb, thrill] 2: shake, as from cold or fear [syn: shudder, dither].
10. One of the small pieces, or splinters, into which a brittle thing is broken by sudden violence; generally used in the plural.
11. A thin slice; a shive.
12. A variety of blue slate.
13. A sheave or small wheel in a pulley.
14. A small wedge, as for fastening the bolt of a window shutter.
15. A spindle.
16. To break into many small pieces, or splinters; to shatter; to dash to pieces by a blow; as, to shiver a glass goblet.
17. To separate suddenly into many small pieces or parts; to be shattered.
18. To tremble; to vibrate; to quiver; to shake, as from cold or fear.
19. To cause to shake or tremble, as a sail, by steering close to the wind.
20. The act of shivering or trembling. shake, as from cold; "The children are shivering--turn on the heat!".
21. When you shiver, your body shakes slightly because you are cold or frightened. He shivered in the cold I was sitting on the floor shivering with fear. = shake Shiver is also a noun. The emptiness here sent shivers down my spine. to shake slightly because you are cold or frightened = tremble (chiver (13-16 centuries), perhaps from chavel (13-14 centuries), from ceafl ).
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