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The definition of a shiver is a splinter of something broken.

(noun)

An example of shiver is a small piece of broken glass.

Shiver is defined as to shake or tremble.

(verb)

An example of to shiver is trembling from cold or fear.

See shiver in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a fragment or splinter of something broken, as glass

Origin: ME schievere, freq. formation < base of shive

transitive verb, intransitive verb

to break into many fragments or splinters; shatter

Origin: ME schiveren

intransitive verb

to shake, quiver, or tremble, as from fear or cold

Origin: ME sheveren, altered < cheveren, altered < ? chivelen in same sense < OE ceafl, jaw (see jowl): prob. basic sense “to have chattering teeth”

transitive verb

to cause (a sail) to flutter by heading too close to the wind

noun

a shaking, quivering, or trembling, as from fear or cold

See shiver in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb shiv·ered, shiv·er·ing, shiv·ers

verb, intransitive

To shake with or as if with cold; tremble. See Synonyms at shake.
To quiver or vibrate, as by the force of the wind.

verb, transitive
Nautical

To cause (a sail) to flutter by sailing too close to the wind.

noun

An instance of shivering or trembling.
shivers An attack of shivering. Used with the.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English chiveren, shiveren

verb shiv·ered, shiv·er·ing, shiv·ers

verb, intransitive

To break into fragments or splinters; shatter.

verb, transitive

To cause to break suddenly into fragments or splinters.

noun

A fragment or splinter.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English shiveren

Origin: , from shivere, splinter; see skei- in Indo-European roots

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