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shiver2

Syllabification: (shiv·er)
Pronunciation: /ˈSHivər/
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Definition of shiver

noun

(usually shivers)
  • each of the small fragments into which something such as glass is shattered when broken; a splinter.

verb

[no object] rare
  • break into splinters or fragments:the world seemed to shiver into a million splinters of prismatic color

Phrases

shiver my (or me) timbers

a mock oath attributed to sailors.

Origin:

Middle English: from a Germanic base meaning 'to split'; related to German Schiefer 'slate'

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