shiver

shiv·er ¹  (shvr)

v. shiv·ered, shiv·er·ing, shiv·ers

v.intr.

1. To shake with or as if with cold; tremble. See Synonyms at shake.

2. To quiver or vibrate, as by the force of the wind.

v.tr. Nautical

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

n.

1. An instance of shivering or trembling.

2. shivers An attack of shivering. Used with the.

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[Middle English chiveren, shiveren.]

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shiv·er ²  (shvr)

v. shiv·ered, shiv·er·ing, shiv·ers

v.intr.

To break into fragments or splinters; shatter.

v.tr.

To cause to break suddenly into fragments or splinters.

n.

A fragment or splinter.

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[Middle English shiveren, from shivere, splinter; see skei- in Indo-European roots.]

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shiver¹

vb (intr)

1. to shake or tremble, as from cold or fear

2. (Transport / Nautical Terms)

a.  (of a sail) to luff; flap or shake

b.  (of a sailing vessel) to sail close enough to the wind to make the sails luff

n

1. the act of shivering; a tremulous motion

the shivers an attack of shivering, esp through fear or illness

[C13 chiveren, perhaps variant of chevelen to chatter (used of teeth), from Old English ceafl jowl¹]

shiverer  n

shivering  adj

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shiver²

vb

to break or cause to break into fragments

n

a splintered piece

[of Germanic origin; compare Old High German scivaro, Middle Dutch scheveren to shiver, Old Norse skīfa to split]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	shiver - a reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitement tremble, shake inborn reflex, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, physiological reaction, reflex, reflex action, reflex response, unconditioned reflex - an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus
	2.	shiver - an almost pleasurable sensation of fright; "a frisson of surprise shot through him" frisson, quiver, shudder, tingle, chill, thrill fear, fearfulness, fright - an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
Verb	1.	shiver - tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement shudder, thrill, throb tremble - move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways; "His hands were trembling when he signed the document"
	2.	shiver - shake, as from cold; "The children are shivering--turn on the heat!" shudder move involuntarily, move reflexively - move in an uncontrolled manner

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shiver

verb

shudder, shake, tremble, quake, quiver, palpitate He shivered in the cold.

noun

tremble, shake, shudder, quiver, thrill, trembling, flutter, tremor, frisson (French) Alice gave a shiver of delight.

the shivers the shakes, a chill (informal), goose pimples, goose flesh, chattering teeth My boss gives me the shivers.

Translations

shiver¹ [ˈʃɪvəʳ]

A. N (with cold) → tiritón m; [of horror etc] → escalofrío m
it sent shivers down my spine → me dio escalofríos
it gives me the shivers (fear) → me da horror
to get the shivers (fear) → aterrorizarse, sentir escalofríos de miedo

B. VI (with cold) → tiritar; (with emotion) → temblar, estremecerse

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shiver² [ˈʃɪvəʳ]

A. VT (= break) → romper, hacer añicos

B. VI → romperse, hacerse añicos

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shiver [ˈʃɪvə^r]

n (from cold) → frisson m; (from fear, pleasure, excitement) → frisson m
a shiver of delight → un frisson de plaisir
to send shivers down sb's spine (with fear) → faire froid dans le dos à qn; (with pleasure) → faire frissonner qn de plaisir

vi (with cold) → frissonner; (with fear) → trembler; (with pleasure, excitement) → frissonner
to be shivering with cold → frissonner de froid
to be shivering with fear → trembler de peur

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shiver¹

n

(of cold) → Schauer m; (of horror) → Schauder m, → Schauer m; a shiver of cold → ein kalter Schauer; a shiver ran down my spine → es lief mir kalt den Rücken hinunter; a little shiver of fear ran down my spine → ein Angstschauer überlief mich; the sight sent shivers down my spine → bei dem Anblick lief es mir kalt den Rücken hinunter or überlief es mich kalt; his touch sent shivers down her spine → es durchzuckte sie bei seiner Berührung

(fig) to get the shivers → eine Gänsehaut kriegen; it gives me the shivers → ich kriege davon eine Gänsehaut

vi → zittern (→ with vor +dat); (with fear also) → schaudern

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shiver²

n → Splitter m, → Scherbe f

vti → zersplittern, zerbrechen

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shiver¹ [ˈʃɪvəʳ]

1. n → brivido
it sends shivers down my spine, it gives me the shivers → mi fa venire i brividi

2. vi to shiver (with) (cold, fear) → rabbrividire (da), tremare (da)

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shiver¹ [ˈʃɪvəʳ]

1. n → brivido
it sends shivers down my spine, it gives me the shivers → mi fa venire i brividi

2. vi to shiver (with) (cold, fear) → rabbrividire (da), tremare (da)

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shiver² [ˈʃɪvəʳ] (liter)

1. vt → frantumare

2. vi → frantumarsi

3. n (of glass) → scheggia

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shiver² [ˈʃɪvəʳ] (liter)

1. vt → frantumare

2. vi → frantumarsi

3. n (of glass) → scheggia

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shiver

v shiver [ˈʃivə]

to quiver or tremble (with cold, fear etc). bewe يَرْتَجِف треперя třást se ryste; skælve zittern τουρτουρίζω temblar, tiritar, estremecerse lõdisema لرزيدن väristä frissonner לִרעוֹד कांपना, सिहरना drhtati, tresti se didereg menggigil, menggetar skjálfa, nötra rabbrividire, tremare 震える 떨다 drebėti, virpėti drebēt; trīcēt menggigil rillen skjelve, få kuldegysninger drżeć tremer a tremura дрожать, трепетать triasť sa tresti se drhtati darra, skälva, huttra, rysa สั่น titremek, ürpermek 打哆嗦 дрижати, тремтіти کانپنا rung, rùng mình 哆嗦

n

an act of shivering. bewe إرْتِجاف треперене chvění rysten; skælven das Zittern τρεμούλα, ρίγος escalofrío, tiritón, estremecimiento värisemine لرزش värinä frisson רַעַד कंपकंपी, सिहरन drhtavica, cvokot didergés getaran, gigil hrollur, skjálfti brivido, tremito 震え 떨림 drebulys drebuļi; trīsas gigil rilling skjelving, kuldegysninger drżenie, dreszcze tremura tremur дрожь, трепет chvenie drhtenje drhtanje darrning, skälvande การตัวสั่น titreme, ürperme 冷顫 дрож, тремтіння تھرتھری sự rung, sự rùng mình 冷颤

adj shivery

inclined to shiver The mention of ghosts gave her a shivery feeling. bewerig مُرْتَجِف، مُرْتَعِد من الخَوْف треперещ chvějivý rystende; skælvende fröstelnd που τρέμει, τρεμουλιαστός estremecido, destemplado võbisema-ajav لرزه puistattava qui donne le frisson מְצַמרֵר ठंडक, ठिठुरा हुआ drhturav, zimogrozan reszketős mudah menggigil skjálfandi spaventoso, (che dà i brividi) 震えるような 오싹한, 떨리는 drebulio, tirtantis, sukeliantis drebulį drebošs; trīcošs; šausminošs menggigil rillerig skjelven, kulsen wywołujący dreszcze arrepiador care dă frisoane вызывающий дрожь roztrasený, chvejúci sa drhteč drhćući isande, ruskig อย่างตัวสั่น ürpertici 顫抖的 тремтячий لرزش آمیز có xu hướng hay run, có cảm giác lạnh 使人毛骨悚然的

the shivers

a feeling of horror The thought of working for him gives me the shivers. vrees رُعْب، خَوْف тръпки mrazení kuldegysning das kalte Grausen ρίγος, ανατριχίλα από φόβο escalofríos hirmujudinad لرز ؛ ترس puistatus frisson צְמַרמוֹרֶת सिहरन jeza hidegrázás perasaan menggigil hrollur brividi おののき 오한 šiurpulys tirpuļi; šermuļi (pa kauliem) rasa seram huivering kuldegysninger dreszcze, ciarki arrepios fri­soa­ne дрожь mráz, husia koža srh jeza rysningar ความหวาดกลัว ürperti, tüyleri diken diken olma 戰慄 здригання دہشت یا ہیبت کا احساس cơn run rẩy, cơn rùng mình 战粟

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shiver → يَرتعِش zatřást (se) skælve zittern ριγώ tiritar hytistä frissonner drhtati rabbrividire 震える 덜덜 떨다 rillen skjelve zadrżeć tremer дрожать skaka สั่นเพราะหนาวหรือความกลัว titremek run 颤抖