n.
Function: verb
Inflected Form: shiv · ered ; shiv · er · ing \ ' shi-v ə -ri ŋ , ' shiv-ri ŋ \
Etymology: Middle English, alteration of chiveren
Date: 15th century
intransitive verb
1 : to undergo trembling : QUIVER
2 : to tremble in the wind as it strikes first one and then the other side (of a sail)
transitive verb : to cause (a sail) to shiver by steering close to the wind