Definition of SHIVER

shiver

Plural: shivers

Noun

  • a reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitement
  • an almost pleasurable sensation of fright
  • The act of shivering.
  • A bodily response to early hypothermia.
  • A fragment or splinter, especially of glass or stone.
  • A fragment or splinter, especially of glass or stone.
  • A splinter of wood embedded in the flesh
  • A thin slice; a shive.
  • A variety of blue slate.
  • A sheave or small wheel in a pulley.
  • A small wedge, as for fastening the bolt of a window shutter.
  • A spindle.
  • Collective noun for a group of sharks.

Verb

Verb Forms: shivered, shivering, shivers

  • To tremble involuntarily, typically from cold or fear.
  • tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
  • shake, as from cold
    • "The children are shivering--turn on the heat!"
  • To tremble or shake, especially when cold or frightened.
  • To cause to shake or tremble, as a sail, by steering close to the wind.
  • To break into splinters or fragments.

Examples

  • A shiver went up my spine.
  • They stood outside for hours, shivering in the frosty air.
  • Watching his opponent play a nine-letter word with a Q and a Z made him SHIVER.

Origin / Etymology

Origin uncertain, perhaps an alteration of chavel, or a frequentive of sheaf.

Scrabble Score: 12

shiver: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
shiver: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
shiver: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

shiver: valid Words With Friends Word