shiver

Definition of shiver in English English dictionary: the reaction when the body goes into the early stages of hypothermia; to break into splinters or fragments
he found a plaster bust of Napoleon, which stood with several other works of art upon the counter, lying shivered into fragments.; The act or result of shivering
A shiver went up my spine.; a fragment or splinter, especially of glass or stone; To tremble or shake, especially when cold or frightened
Mr. Mason, shivering as some one chanced to open the door, asked for more coal to be put on the fire, which had burnt out its flame, though its mass of cinder still shone hot and red. The footman who brought the coal, in going out, stopped near Mr. Eshton's chair, and said something to him in a low voice, of which I heard only the words, old woman,—quite troublesome..; shake, as from cold; "The children are shivering--turn on the heat!; {v} to break into shivers, shake, tremble; {n} a shivering, very small piece, wheel, a species of hard blackish clay; {f} quiver, shake, shudder, tremble; shatter, break into pieces; be shattered, be broken into pieces; {i} tremble, vibration, shudder; small fragment, splinter, sliver; To cause to shake or tremble, as a sail, by steering close to the wind; One of the small pieces, or splinters, into which a brittle thing is broken by sudden violence; generally used in the plural; A small wedge, as for fastening the bolt of a window shutter; tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement; To tremble; to vibrate; to quiver; to shake, as from cold or fear; A sheave or small wheel in a pulley; an almost pleasurable sensation of fright; "a frisson of surprise shot through him"; To break into many small pieces, or splinters; to shatter; to dash to pieces by a blow; as, to shiver a glass goblet; A spindle; 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 ); A thin slice; a shive; The act of shivering or trembling; reflex shaking caused by cold or fear or excitement; shake, as from cold; "The children are shivering--turn on the heat!"; A variety of blue slate; To separate suddenly into many small pieces or parts; to be shattered
shiver my timbers: An exclamation of surprise, disbelief or annoyance, mostly associated with pirates
Shiver my timbers! what do you think I found 'em at ? Split my wind if there was not a gang, with Mrs. Martha at the head, working away at the temple.
shiver me timbers: Shiver me timbers or "shiver my timbers" is an exclamation in the form of a mock oath usually attributed to the speech of pirates in works of fiction. It is employed as a literary device by authors to express shock, surprise or annoyance. The phrase is based on real nautical slang and is a reference to the timbers of a sailing ship in heavy seas, when the ship would be lifted up and pounded down so hard as to "shiver" the timbers, shaking sailors to the bones. Such an exclamation was meant to convey a feeling of fear and awe, similar to, "Well Blow Me Down!", or, "May God Strike Me Dead". is also reminiscent of the splintering of a ship's in battle - splinter wounds were a common form of battle injury on wooden ships ('shiver' means splinter in some English dialects)
shiver my timbers: Shiver my timbers (sometimes pronounced "shiver me timbers") is an exclamation in the form of a mock oath usually attributed to the speech of pirates in works of fiction. It is employed as a literary device by authors to express shock, surprise or annoyance. The phrase is based on real nautical slang and is a reference to the timbers of a sailing ship in heavy seas, when the ship would be lifted up and pounded down so hard as to "shiver" the timbers, shaking sailors to the bones. Such an exclamation was meant to convey a feeling of fear and awe, similar to, "Well Blow Me Down!", or, "May God Strike Me Dead". is also reminiscent of the splintering of a ship's in battle - splinter wounds were a common form of battle injury on wooden ships ('shiver' means splinter in some English dialects)
shivered: Simple past tense and past participle of shiver
shiveringly: In a frightened manner
I shiveringly walked into the cold graveyard at night.
shivering: {n} the act of breaking, a shaking fit
to shiver: {v} shive
shivered: past of shiver
shiverer: {i} one who trembles, one who shakes, one who shivers
shivering: {i} act of shivering, act of quivering, act of trembling (from cold, fear, etc.)
shivering: vibrating slightly and irregularly; as e g with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze; "a quaking bog"; "the quaking child asked for more"; "quivering leaves of a poplar tree"; "with shaking knees"; "seemed shaky on her feet"; "sparkling light from the shivering crystals of the chandelier"; "trembling hands"
shivering: {s} shaking, shuddering, trembling, quaking
shivering: A glaze defect in which slivers of glaze shear away from the pot
shivering: The body's attempt to create heat through muscular activity
shivering: a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever
shiveringly: In a shivering manner
shiveringly: tremblingly, quakingly
shivers: plural of shiver
shivers: {i} sudden attack of the chills, attack of shuddering

shiver

Hyphenation

shi·ver

Turkish pronunciation

şîvır

Synonyms

be cold, dither, flutter, freeze, have the quivers, have the shakes, palpitate, quake, quaver, quiver, shudder, tremor, twitter, vibrate, wave

Antonyms

steady, fix, mend

Pronunciation

/ˈsʜəvər/ /ˈʃɪvɜr/

Etymology

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

Tenses

shivers, shivering, shivered

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