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.
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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.