shiver

v., -ered, -er·ing, -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.

[Middle English chiveren, shiveren.]

shiv·er² (shĭv'ər)

v., -ered, -er·ing, -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.

[Middle English shiveren, from shivere, splinter.]

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.

shiver²

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.

v

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.

IN BRIEF: To tremble, shake, often because of the cold.

Ho! why dost thou shiver and shake, Gaffer Grey? And why does thy nose look so blue? — Thomas Holcroft (1745-1809), English playwright, from Gaffer Grey.

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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