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- [shiv-er]
- /ˈʃɪv ər/
- /ˈʃɪv.ər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [shiv-er]
- /ˈʃɪv ər/
Definitions of shiver word
- verb without object shiver to shake or tremble with cold, fear, excitement, etc. 1
- verb without object shiver Nautical. (of a fore-and-aft sail) to shake when too close to the wind. (of a sailing vessel) to be headed so close to the wind that the sails shake. 1
- noun shiver a fragment; splinter. 1
- intransitive verb shiver body: shake 1
- noun,plural shiver attack of shaking 1
- verb shiver When you shiver, your body shakes slightly because you are cold or frightened. 0
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Origin of shiver
First appearance:
before 1150 One of the 7% oldest English words
1150-1200; Middle English chivere (noun); later sh-, apparently for the sake of alliteration in phrase chiver and shake
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Parts of speech for Shiver
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
shiver popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
shiver usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for shiver
verb shiver
- bang into — a loud, sudden, explosive noise, as the discharge of a gun.
- barged — a capacious, flat-bottomed vessel, usually intended to be pushed or towed, for transporting freight or passengers; lighter.
- beat — If you beat someone or something, you hit them very hard.
- bludgeoned — a short, heavy club with one end weighted, or thicker and heavier than the other.
- bludgeoning — a short, heavy club with one end weighted, or thicker and heavier than the other.
noun shiver
- butterflies — tremors in the stomach region due to nervousness
- butterfly — A butterfly is an insect with large colourful wings and a thin body.
- cold sweat — If you are in a cold sweat, you are sweating and feel cold, usually because you are very afraid or nervous.
- fragment — fragmentation
- fright — sudden and extreme fear; a sudden terror.
Top questions with shiver
- why do dogs shiver?
- what does shiver me timbers mean?
- why do we shiver?
- why does my dog shiver?
- what does shiver mean?
- why do chihuahuas shiver?
- why do people shiver?
- why do we shiver when we are cold?
- why do you shiver when you are cold?
- do dogs shiver when cold?
- why dogs shiver?
- what is shiver me timbers?
- when you are close to me i shiver?
- what does it mean when you shiver for no reason?
- why do i shiver?
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