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   Shiv·er

   /ˈSHivər/

   

   verb

   • 1. (of a person or animal) shake slightly and uncontrollably as a result of being cold, frightened, or excited: "they shivered in the damp foggy cold"

   noun

   • 1. a momentary trembling movement: "she gave a little shiver as the wind flicked at her bare arms"
   • ▪ a spell or an attack of trembling, typically as a result of fear or horror: "a look that gave him the shivers"

   Word Origin Middle Englishchivere, perhaps an alteration of dialect chavele ‘to chatter’, from Old Englishceafl ‘jaw’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. shiverer noun
   • 2. shiveringly adverb

   Scrabble Points: 12

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