亚洲网紅露点

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shiver

1

[ shiv-er ]

verb (used without object)

  1. to shake or tremble with cold, fear, excitement, etc.
  2. Nautical.
    1. (of a fore-and-aft sail) to shake when too close to the wind.
    2. (of a sailing vessel) to be headed so close to the wind that the sails shake.


noun

  1. a tremulous motion; a tremble or quiver:

    The thought sent a shiver down her spine.

  2. (the) shivers, an attack of shivering or chills.

shiver

2

[ shiv-er ]

verb (used with or without object)

  1. to break or split into fragments.

noun

  1. a fragment; splinter.

shiver

1

/ 藞蕛瑟惫蓹 /

verb

  1. to shake or tremble, as from cold or fear
    1. (of a sail) to luff; flap or shake
    2. (of a sailing vessel) to sail close enough to the wind to make the sails luff
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. the act of shivering; a tremulous motion
  2. the shivers
    an attack of shivering, esp through fear or illness
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

shiver

2

/ 藞蕛瑟惫蓹 /

verb

  1. to break or cause to break into fragments
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a splintered piece
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 藞蝉丑颈惫别谤颈苍驳, adjective
  • 藞蝉丑颈惫别谤别谤, noun
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 蝉丑颈惫顎侥谤路别谤 noun
  • 蝉丑颈惫顎侥谤路颈苍驳路濒测 adverb
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of shiver1

First recorded in 1150鈥1200; Middle English noun chivere; later sh-, apparently for the sake of alliteration in phrase chiver and shake

Origin of shiver2

1150鈥1200; (noun) Middle English schivere fragment; cognate with German Schiefer schist; (v.) Middle English schiveren, derivative of the noun
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of shiver1

C13 chiveren, perhaps variant of chevelen to chatter (used of teeth), from Old English ceafl jowl 1

Origin of shiver2

C13: of Germanic origin; compare Old High German scivaro, Middle Dutch scheveren to shiver, Old Norse 蝉办墨蹿补 to split
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Synonym Study

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 especially with fear: to quake with fright. We shudder with horror or abhorrence; the agitation is more powerful and deep-seated than shivering or trembling: to shudder at pictures of a concentration camp.
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As far as most of us know, they鈥檙e all on the same side, like one big happy family shivering in perfect harmony.

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鈥淲hy should I be scared of this man? Because he's rich? Oh, no, I'm trembling. Ooh, shivering in my boots here,鈥 she said.

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I started to shiver, either from the temperature, or adrenaline or both.

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Behind him were several people apparently shivering from the cold as the waves crashed against the oil platform's pillars.

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With Leftie and Lonnie en route to the cabin, the score pulses with what sounds like a ticking time bomb, plus something like an eerie musical saw for some extra shivers.

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