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1 shiver
['ʃivə] 1. verb(to quiver or tremble (with cold, fear etc).) tresti se2. noun(an act of shivering.) drhtenje- shivery- the shivers* * *I [šívə]1.noundrobec, odkrušek, košček, črepina; trska, iver; mineralogy skrilavec;2.transitive verb & intransitive verbrazbiti (se) na sto koščkov, raztreščiti (se), zdrobiti (se), razleteti se na koščke, na drobceshiver my timbers! — gromska strela!to break into shivers — razbiti na drobce, na koščke; zdrobitiII [šívə]1.noundrget, drhtenje, trepet(anje), tresenje, šklepet(anje), kurja poltthe shiver — mrzlica, tresavicait gave me the shivers — mraz (srh) me je spreletel;2.intransitive verbdrhteti ( with eɔcitement od razburjenja); tresti se ( with cold od mraza); plapolati (v vetru) (jadro ipd.)
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shiver — [ˈʃɪvə] verb [I] to shake slightly because you are cold or frightened shiver noun [C] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
shiver — Ⅰ. shiver [1] ► VERB ▪ shake slightly and uncontrollably as a result of being cold, frightened, or excited. ► NOUN 1) a momentary trembling movement. 2) (the shivers) a spell or attack of shivering. DERIVATIVES … English terms dictionary
shiver — ‘tremble’ [13] and shiver ‘sliver, fragment’ [12] are different words. The former was originally chiver, which may have been an alteration of an earlier chevel ‘shiver’. This in shoal 454 turn was derived from the Old English noun ceaft ‘jaw’… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
shiver — ‘tremble’ [13] and shiver ‘sliver, fragment’ [12] are different words. The former was originally chiver, which may have been an alteration of an earlier chevel ‘shiver’. This in turn was derived from the Old English noun ceaft ‘jaw’ (source of… … Word origins
shiver spar — noun Etymology: shiver (I); intended as translation of German schieferspar, from schiefer slate + spar : a calcite with a slaty structure … Useful english dictionary
shiver — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ little, slight, small ▪ involuntary ▪ sudden ▪ cold, icy … Collocations dictionary
shiver — I UK [ˈʃɪvə(r)] / US [ˈʃɪvər] verb [intransitive] Word forms shiver : present tense I/you/we/they shiver he/she/it shivers present participle shivering past tense shivered past participle shivered * if you shiver, your body shakes slightly, for… … English dictionary
shiver — shiv|er1 [ ʃıvər ] verb intransitive * if you shiver, your body shakes slightly, for example because you are cold or frightened: We stood shivering in the icy wind. shiver with cold/fear/surprise etc.: She shivered with fear at the thought of… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
shiver — [[t]ʃɪ̱və(r)[/t]] shivers, shivering, shivered VERB When you shiver, your body shakes slightly because you are cold or frightened. He shivered in the cold... I was sitting on the floor shivering with fear. Syn: shake N COUNT Shiver is also a noun … English dictionary
shiver — shiver1 verb shake slightly and uncontrollably as a result of being cold, frightened, or excited. noun a momentary trembling movement. ↘(the shivers) a spell or attack of shivering. Derivatives shiverer noun shivering adjective shiveringly adverb … English new terms dictionary
shiver — I. /ˈʃɪvə / (say shivuh) verb (i) 1. to shake or tremble with cold, fear, excitement, etc. 2. (of a sail) to shake when too close to the wind. –noun 3. a tremulous motion; a tremble or quiver. –phrase 4. cold shivers, a sensation of fear, anxiety …