shiver1

 
Pronunciation: /ˈʃɪvə/

verb

[no object]
  • shake slightly and uncontrollably as a result of being cold, frightened, or excited: they shivered in the damp foggy cold

noun

  • a momentary trembling movement: she gave a little shiver as the wind flicked at her bare arms the way he looked at her sent shivers down her spine
  • (the shivers) a spell or an attack of trembling, typically as a result of fear or horror: a look that gave him the shivers

Derivatives

shiverer

noun

shiveringly

adverb

Origin:

Middle English chivere, perhaps an alteration of dialect chavele 'to chatter', from Old English ceafl 'jaw'