Word Meaning

shiver definition and meaning

n. One of the small pieces, or splinters, into which a brittle thing is broken by sudden violence; -- generally used in the plural.
n. A thin slice; a shive.
n. A variety of blue slate.
n. A sheave or small wheel in a pulley.
n. A small wedge, as for fastening the bolt of a window shutter.
n. A spindle.
v. t. To break into many small pieces, or splinters; to shatter; to dash to pieces by a blow; as, to shiver a glass goblet.
v. i. To separate suddenly into many small pieces or parts; to be shattered.
v. i. To tremble; to vibrate; to quiver; to shake, as from cold or fear.
v. t. To cause to shake or tremble, as a sail, by steering close to the wind.
n. The act of shivering or trembling.

Crossword clues for shiver

- Cold symptom
- Flu symptom
- Tremble
- Tremble convulsively
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