shiver

Meaning

1. The act of shivering.
2. A bodily response to early hypothermia.Wp
3. To tremble or shake, especially when cold or frightened.
4. To cause to shake or tremble, as a sail, by steering close to the wind.
5. A fragment or splinter, especially of glass or stone.
6. A thin slice; a shive.
7. A variety of blue slate.
8. A sheave or small wheel in a pulley.
9. A small wedge, as for fastening the bolt of a window shutter.
10. A spindle.
11. To break into splinters or fragments.

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Sources

1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data