shiver

IPA: ʃˈɪvɝ

noun

  • The act of shivering.
  • (medicine) A bodily response to early hypothermia.ᵂᵖ
  • A fragment or splinter, especially of glass or stone.
  • (obsolete, UK, dialect) A thin slice; a shive.
  • (geology) A variety of blue slate.
  • (nautical) A sheave or small wheel in a pulley.
  • A small wedge, as for fastening the bolt of a window shutter.
  • (obsolete, UK, dialect) A spindle.
  • Collective noun for a group of sharks
  • A surname.

verb

  • To tremble or shake, especially when cold or frightened.
  • (nautical, transitive) To cause to shake or tremble, as a sail, by steering close to the wind.
  • To break into splinters or fragments.
Advertisement

Examples of "shiver" in Sentences

  • He was shivering with the morning cold.
  • She falls to the floor, still shivering.
  • Dogs shiver in order to produce body heat.
  • Once you're starting to shiver, the magic fades.
  • The ferrets were found cold and shivering in a hedgerow.
  • Baby finds the Doberman, shivering and whimpering in pain.
  • The students shiver in their uniform while attending classes.
  • Deb gets back to the hospital unscathed, shivering in despair.
  • Shivering is a frequent occurrence in the post operative period.
  • Even today there's a minority who shiver in indignation and disbelief.

Related Links

synonyms for shiverdescribing words for shiver
Advertisement
#AaBbCcDdEeFfGgHhIiJjKkLlMmNnOoPpQqRrSsTtUuVvWwXxYyZz

© 2024 Copyright: WordPapa