SHIVER


Meaning of SHIVER in English

v. & n. --v.intr. 1 tremble with cold, fear, etc. 2 suffer a quick trembling movement of the body; shudder. --n. 1 a momentary shivering movement. 2 (in pl.) an attack of shivering, esp. from fear or horror (got the shivers in the dark). øøshiverer n. shiveringly adv. shivery adj. [ME chivere, perh. f. chavele chatter (as JOWL(1))]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.