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Shiver Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Shiver?
[n] reflex shaking caused by cold or fear or excitement
[n] an almost pleasurable sensation of fright; "a frisson of surprise shot through him" [v] shake, as from cold or fear [v] tremble convulsively Synonyms | Synonyms for Shiver: chill | dither | frisson | quiver | shake | shudder | shudder | shudder | thrill | thrill | throb | tingle | tremble Related Terms | Find terms related to Shiver: See Also | fear | fearfulness | fright | inborn reflex | innate reflex | instinctive reflex | move involuntarily | move reflexively | physiological reaction | reflex | tremble | unconditioned reflex Shiver In Webster's Dictionary \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}.]
1. 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.'' --Milton.
2. A thin slice; a shive. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] ``A shiver of
their own loaf.'' --Fuller.
Of your soft bread, not but a shiver. --Chaucer.
3. (Geol.) A variety of blue slate.
4. (Naut.) A sheave or small wheel in a pulley.
5. A small wedge, as for fastening the bolt of a window
shutter.
6. A spindle. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
\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. --Milton. \Shiv"er\, v. i. To separate suddenly into many small pieces or parts; to be shattered. There shiver shafts upon shields thick. --Chaucer The natural world, should gravity once cease, . . . would instantly shiver into millions of atoms. --Woodward. \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. --Swift. The man that shivered on the brink of sin, Thus steeled and hardened, ventures boldly in. --Creech. \Shiv"er\, v. t. (Naut.) To cause to shake or tremble, as a sail, by steering close to the wind. \Shiv"er\, n. The act of shivering or trembling. |
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