shiver
The act of shiveringThe act of shivering.
» Tom started to shiver.
Tom fing an zu zittern.
Том задрожал.
Том затремтів.
Meaning
10 sensesThe act of shivering.
A shiver went up my spine.
Zittern
дрожьdrožʹ, дрожа́ниеdrožánije
A bodily response to early hypothermia.
A fragment or splinter, especially of glass or stone.
A fragment or splinter, especially of glass or stone.
(Norfolk)A splinter of wood embedded in the flesh
A variety of blue slate.
A sheave or small wheel in a pulley.
A small wedge, as for fastening the bolt of a window shutter.
(collective)A group of sharks.
(UK, dialectal, obsolete)A thin slice; a shive.
(UK, dialectal, obsolete)A spindle.
- a reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitement
- an almost pleasurable sensation of fright
Examples
147 sentencesTom started to shiver.
Том затремтів. — deniko
ruТом задрожал. — marafon
deTom fing an zu zittern. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
A shiver ran down my spine.
ruПо моему телу пробежали мурашки. — nami
deEin Schauer jagte mir über den Rücken. — Sudajaengi
I wish I could stop shivering.
It looks like Tom is shivering.
deEs sieht so aus, als würde Tom zittern. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom is shivering because it's cold.
Translations
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Origin
Origin uncertain, perhaps an alteration of chavel, or a frequentive of sheaf. From a GermOrigin uncertain, perhaps an alteration of chavel, or a frequentive of sheaf.
From a Germanic word, probably present in Old English though unattested, cognate with Old High German scivaro (German Schiefer (“slate”)).
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