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shiver

N การ ตัวสั่น  อา การสั่น  thrill trembling tremor kan-tua-san

 

shiver

VI สั่น  สั่นเทิ้ม  สั่น ระริก  shake quake tremble san

 

shiver with

PHRV สั่น ระริก ด้วย  สั่น ด้วย  quake with quiver with shake with san-ra-rik-duai

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SHIVER

n. 1. In mineralogy, a species of blue slate; shist; shale.
2. In seamen's language, a little wheel; a sheeve.

 

SHIVER

v.t.[supra. Qu. Heb. to break in pieces. Class Br. No. 26.] To break into many small pieces or splinters; to shatter; to dash to pieces by a blow. The ground with shiver'd armor strown. Milton.

 

SHIVER

v.i. 1. To fell at once into many small pieces or parts.
The natural world, should gravity once cease, would instantly shiver into of millions of atoms. Woodward.
2. To quake; to tremble; to shudder; to shake, as with cold, ague; fear or horror.
The man that shiver'd on the brink of sin. Dryden.
Prometeus is laid
On icy Caucasus to shiver. Swift.
3. To be affected with a thrilling sensation, like that of chillness.
Any very harsh noise will set the teeth on edge, and make all the body shiver. Shak.

 

SHIVER

n. 1. A small piece or fragment into which a thing breaks by any sudden violence.
He would pound thee into shivers with his fist, as a sailor breaks his biscuit. Shak.
2. A slice; a sliver.

 

SHIVERED

pp. Broken or dashed into small pieces.

 

SHIVERING

ppr. 1. Breaking or dashing into small pieces.
2. Quaking; trembling; shaking, as with cold or fear.

 

SHIVERING

n. 1. The act of breaking or dashing to pieces; division; severance.
2. A trembling; a shaking with cold or fear.

 

SHIVER-SPAR

n.A corbonate of lime, so called for its slaty structure; called also slate-spar.

 

SHIVERY

a.Easily falling inot many pieces; not firmly cohering; incompact; as shivery stone.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SHIVER

Shiv "er, n. Etym: [OE. schivere, fr. shive; cf. G. schifer a splinter, slate, OHG. scivere a splinter, Dan. & Sw. skifer a slate. See Shive, and cf. Skever.]

 

1. One of the small pieces, or splinters, into which a brittle thing is broken by sudden violence; -- generally used in the plural. "All to shivers dashed. " Milton.

 

2. A thin slice; a shive. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. ] "A shiver of their own loaf. " Fuller. Of your soft bread, not but a shiver. Chaucer.

 

3. (Geol.)

 

Defn: A variety of blue slate.

 

4. (Naut. )

 

Defn: A sheave or small wheel in a pulley.

 

5. A small wedge, as for fastening the bolt of a window shutter.

 

6. A spindle. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. ]

 

SHIVER

Shiv "er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Shivered; p. pr. & vb. n. Shivering. ]Etym: [OE. schiveren, scheveren; cf. OD. scheveren. See Shiver a fragment. ]

 

Defn: To break into many small pieces, or splinters; to shatter; to dash to pieces by a blow; as, to shiver a glass goblet. All the ground With shivered armor strown. Milton.

 

SHIVER

SHIVER Shiv "er, v. i.

 

Defn: To separate suddenly into many small pieces or parts; to be shattered. There shiver shafts upon shields thick. Chaucer The natural world, should gravity once cease, ... would instantly shiver into millions of atoms. Woodward.

 

SHIVER

Shiv "er, v. i. Etym: [OE. chiveren, cheveren; of uncertain origin. This word seems to have been confused with shiver to shatter. ]

 

Defn: To tremble; to vibrate; to quiver; to shake, as from cold or fear. Prometheus is laid On icy Caucasus to shiver. Swift. The man that shivered on the brink of sin, Thus steeled and hardened, ventures boldly in. Creech.

 

SHIVER

SHIVER Shiv "er, v. t. (Naut. )

 

Defn: To cause to shake or tremble, as a sail, by steering close to the wind.

 

SHIVER

SHIVER Shiv "er, n.

 

Defn: The act of shivering or trembling.

 

SHIVERINGLY

SHIVERINGLY Shiv "er *ing *ly, adv.

 

Defn: In a shivering manner.

 

SHIVER-SPAR

Shiv "er-spar `, n. Etym: [Cf. G. schiefer-spath.] (Min. )

 

Defn: A variety of calcite, so called from its slaty structure; -- called also slate spar.

 

SHIVERY

SHIVERY Shiv "er *y, a.

 

1. Tremulous; shivering. Mallet.

 

2. Easily broken; brittle; shattery.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

shiver

shiv er 1 |ˈSHivər ˈʃɪvər | verb [ no obj. ] (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 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 shiv er er noun, shiv er ing ly adverb ORIGIN Middle English chivere, perhaps an alteration of dialect chavele to chatter, from Old English ceafl jaw.

 

shiver

shiv er 2 |ˈʃɪvər ˈSHivər | noun (usu. shivers ) each of the small fragments into which something such as glass is shattered when broken; a splinter. verb [ no obj. ] rare break into such 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.

 

shivery

shiv er y |ˈSHiv (ə )rē ˈʃɪvəri | adjective shaking or trembling as a result of cold, illness, fear, or excitement: he felt cold and shivery.

 

Oxford Dictionary

shiver

shiver 1 |ˈʃɪvə | verb [ no obj. ] 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 .

 

shiver

shiver 2 |ˈʃɪvə | noun (usu. shivers ) each of the small fragments into which something such as glass is shattered when broken; a splinter. verb [ no obj. ] break into such splinters or fragments: the world seemed to shiver into a million splinters of prismatic colour. PHRASES shiver my timbers a mock oath attributed to sailors. ORIGIN Middle English: from a Germanic base meaning to split ; related to German Schiefer slate .

 

shivery

shiv |ery |ˈʃɪv (ə )ri | adjective shaking or trembling as a result of cold, illness, fear, or excitement: he felt cold and shivery.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

shiver

shiver 1 verb he was shivering with fear: tremble, quiver, shake, shudder, quaver, quake. noun she gave a shiver as the door opened: tremble, quiver, shake, shudder, quaver, quake, tremor, twitch. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD See shake . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

shiver

shiver 2 noun shivers of glass: splinter, sliver, shard, fragment, chip, shaving, smithereen, particle, bit, piece. verb the window shivered into thousands of pieces: shatter, splinter, smash, fragment, crack, break.

 

shivery

shivery adjective she felt sick and shivery: trembling, trembly, quivery, shaky, shuddering, shuddery, quavery, quaking; cold, chilly.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

shiver

shiver 1 verb she was shivering with fear: tremble, quiver, shake, shudder, quaver, quake, vibrate, palpitate, flutter, convulse. noun she gave a shiver as the door opened: tremble, trembling, quiver, quivering, shake, start, shudder, shuddering, quaver, quake, vibration, tremor, palpitation, flutter, convulsion, twitch, jerk. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD shiver, shake, tremble, quiver, quake See shake . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

shiver

shiver 2 noun a shiver of glass: splinter, sliver, fragment, chip, shard, paring, shaving, shred, smithereen, particle, bit, piece.

 

shivery

shivery adjective she felt sick and shivery: trembling, trembly, quivering, quivery, shaking, shaky, shuddering, shuddery, quavering, quavery, quaking; cold, chilly, chilled.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

shiver

shiv er 1 /ʃɪ́və r /動詞 s /-z /; ed /-d /; ing /-v (ə )rɪŋ /自動詞 1 寒さ 恐怖などで 】〈人 身体が 〉震える , 身震いする , おののく (shake ) «with » shiver with cold [a pleasure ]寒さ [喜び ]に震える The cold air made me shiver .冷気に私は身震いした .2 〈木などが 〉揺れる , 〈光 火が 〉ゆらめく , 〈空気が 〉震える .名詞 C 震え ; ⦅くだけて ⦆the s 〗寒け , 悪寒 , (恐怖による )身震い , おののき ▸ A shiver ran through Nick's body .恐怖がニックの身体の中を走り抜けた give A the shivers A 〈人 〉を震え上がらせる, 怖がらせる .s nd sh vers [a sh ver ] (p and ) d wn A's sp ne [b ck ]⦅くだけて ⦆A 〈人 〉をぞっとさせる, Aの身の毛をよだたせる ; Aを震えるほど興奮させる .

 

shiver

shiv er 2 名詞 C 通例 s 〗粉微塵 みじん ; 破片, かけら break into shivers 砕けて粉々になる .動詞 他動詞 …を粉微塵にする .自動詞 粉微塵になる .

 

shivery

shiv er y /ʃɪ́v (ə )ri /形容詞 be 1 (寒さ 恐怖などで )震える, 寒けがする .2 冷え冷えする .