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- Dictionaryshiv·er/ˈSHivər/
verb
- 1. (of a person or animal) shake slightly and uncontrollably as a result of being cold, frightened, or excited: "they shivered in the damp foggy cold"
noun
- 1. a momentary trembling movement: "she gave a little shiver as the wind flicked at her bare arms"
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When people or animals shiver, they shake slightly because they feel cold, ill, or frightened: The poor dog - it's shivering! He shivered with cold in his thin cotton shirt .
The meaning of SHIVER is one of the small pieces into which a brittle thing is broken by sudden violence. How to use shiver in a sentence.
shiver. noun [ C ] us / ˈʃɪv.ɚ / uk / ˈʃɪv.ə r/. the act of shaking slightly because you are frightened, cold, or sick: I felt /gave a shiver as I looked out at the dark expanse of sea. the shivers [ plural ] a condition in which you shiver because you are sick:
Shiver, quake, shudder refer to a vibratory muscular movement, a trembling, usually involuntary. We shiver with cold, or a sensation such as that of cold: to shiver in thin clothing on a frosty day; to shiver with pleasant anticipation.
People shiver, or shake and tremble, when they're very cold. You might shiver in the snow if you forget to wear your winter coat. While you are most likely to shiver in the cold, you might also shiver from excitement or even fear.
SYNONYMS 1. shiver, quake, shudder refer to a vibratory muscular movement, a trembling, usually involuntary. We shiver with cold, or a sensation such as that of cold: to shiver in thin clothing on a frosty day; to shiver with pleasant anticipation.
Define shiver. shiver synonyms, shiver pronunciation, shiver translation, English dictionary definition of shiver. v. shiv·ered , shiv·er·ing , shiv·ers v. intr. 1. To shake or tremble, as from cold or fear. See Synonyms at shake. 2. To quiver or vibrate, as by the force...
Shiver definition: To shake or tremble, as from cold or fear.
to shake because you are cold or frightened: She shivered with cold. shiver. noun [ C ] He felt a shiver run down his spine (= He felt afraid). (Definition of shiver from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of shiver. in Chinese (Traditional) （因寒冷、疾病或恐懼而）輕微顫抖，發抖, （因受驚、寒冷或生病而出現的）顫慄, 顫抖… See more.
1. Shiver, quake, shudder refer to a vibratory muscular movement, a trembling, usually involuntary. We shiver with cold, or a sensation such as that of cold: to shiver in thin clothing on a frosty day; to shiver with pleasant anticipation. We quake esp. with fear: to quake with fright.
