shiver

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verb

To move to and fro in short, jerky movements: quake, quaver, quiver, shake, shudder, tremble, twitter, vibrate. See repetition.

noun

1. A nervous shaking of the body: quake, quiver, shake, shudder, thrill, tic, tremor, twitch. See repetition.
2. A state of nervous restlessness or agitation. fidget (often used in plural), jitter (used in plural), jump (used in plural), tremble (often used in plural). Informal all-overs, shake (used in plural). Slang heebie-jeebies, jim-jams, willies. See calm/agitation, fear/courage.

verb

To crack or split into two or more fragments by means of or as a result of force, a blow, or strain: break, fracture, rift, rive, shatter, smash, splinter, sunder. See help/harm/harmless.

Definition: shake, tremble
Antonyms: steady

v

Definition: shatter; break into small pieces
Antonyms: fix, mend

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Involuntary shaking of the body, as with cold. It is caused by contraction or twitching of the muscles, and is a physiological method of heat production in all animals.

• Signs and Symptoms - shivers: uncontrollable trembling

Dansk (Danish)
1.
v. intr. - ryste, skælve
n. - skælven, rysten

2.
n. - splint, stump
v. intr. - splintres
v. tr. - splintre

Nederlands (Dutch)
huiveren, rillen, bibberen, rilling, beving, siddering

Français (French)
1.
v. intr. - grelotter, frémir, frissonner, se briser en mille morceaux, frémir (littér)
n. - (lit, fig) frisson

2.
n. - éclat (de verre), écharde
v. intr. - se briser en mille morceaux
v. tr. - briser en mille morceaux

Deutsch (German)
1.
v. - schaudern, zittern
n. - Schauder

2.
n. - Splitter
v. - zersplittern

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ρίγος, τρεμούλα, τουρτούρισμα, θραύσμα, θρύψαλο, (γεωλ.) σχιστόλιθος
v. - τρέμω, τουρτουρίζω, θρυμματίζω/-ομαι

Italiano (Italian)
rabbrividire, brivido

Português (Portuguese)
n. - tremor (m), arrepio (m), pedaço
v. - tremer, bater os dentes, fazer em pedaços

Русский (Russian)
дрожь, озноб, дрожать, содрогаться, разбивать вдребезги, разбиваться

Español (Spanish)
1.
v. intr. - horripilarse, espeluznarse, estremecerse, temblar, tiritar, vibrar
n. - escalofrío, estremecimiento, tembladera

2.
n. - fragmento, astilla
v. intr. - romperse, hacerse añicos, estallar
v. tr. - hacer temblar, estremecer, romper, hacer astillas o añicos, estrellar

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - darrning, skälvning, rysning, skärva flisa
v. - splittra, darra, skälva, huttra, rysa, slå i bitar, gå i kras

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 发抖, 打颤, 发出颤声, 使迎风飘动, 颤抖, 寒颤

2. 被打碎, 碎裂, 打碎, 粉碎, 碎片

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
v. intr. - 被打碎, 碎裂
v. tr. - 打碎, 粉碎
n. - 碎片

2.
v. intr. - 發抖, 打顫, 發出顫聲
v. tr. - 使迎風飄動
n. - 顫抖, 寒顫

한국어 (Korean)
1.
v. intr. - (추위, 흥분 따위로) 와들와들 떨다, (돛이) 펄럭이다, (바람 등으로) 흔들리다
n. - 몸서리, 전율, 한기

2.
n. - 조각, 파편, 단편
v. intr. - 산산이 부수다, 박살내다, 깨지다
v. tr. - 박살나다, 부서지다, 깨지다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 震える
n. - 震え, 寒気, 恐怖感

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) رجفه, شظيه (فعل) يتشظى, يتحطم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮רעד, הצטמרר‬
n. - ‮צמרמורת‬
n. - ‮רסיס‬
v. intr. - ‮התנפץ לרסיסים‬
v. tr. - ‮שבר לרסיסים‬

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