shiver

  • 11shiver — [v1] shake, tremble be cold, dither, flutter, freeze, have the quivers, have the shakes, palpitate, quake, quaver, quiver, shudder, tremor, twitter, vibrate, wave; concepts 152,185 Ant. steady shiver [v2] shatter; break into small pieces burst,… …

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  • 12Shiver — Shiv er, v. t. (Naut.) To cause to shake or tremble, as a sail, by steering close to the wind. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 13Shiver — Shiv er, n. The act of shivering or trembling. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 14shiver — index beat (pulsate), break (fracture), rend, split Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 15shiver — shiver1 [shiv′ər] n. [ME schievere, freq. formation < base of SHIVE] a fragment or splinter of something broken, as glass vt., vi. [ME schiveren] to break into many fragments or splinters; shatter shiver2 [shiv′ər] vi. [ME sheveren, altered… …

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  • 16shiver — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ little, slight, small ▪ involuntary ▪ sudden ▪ cold, icy …

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  • 17Shiver — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Shiver, frissonner en anglais, peut faire référence à : Aprilia SL 750 Shiver, une moto italienne, Shiver, une chanson de Coldplay parue en 2000 sur… …

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  • 18shiver — I UK [ˈʃɪvə(r)] / US [ˈʃɪvər] verb [intransitive] Word forms shiver : present tense I/you/we/they shiver he/she/it shivers present participle shivering past tense shivered past participle shivered * if you shiver, your body shakes slightly, for… …

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  • 19shiver — I n. a shiver went up and down my spine II v. 1) (D; intr.) to shiver at (she shivered at the thought of getting up) 2) (D; intr.) to shiver from, with (to shiver from the cold) * * * [ ʃɪvə] with (to shiver from the cold) (D; intr.) to shiver… …

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  • 20shiver — {{11}}shiver (n.) small piece, c.1200, probably related to M.L.G. schever, schiver splinter, from P.Gmc. *skif split (Cf. O.H.G. skivaro, Ger. Schiefer splinter, slate ). Commonly in phrases to shivers. Also, shiver is still dialectal for… …

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