shiver

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   To shake slightly because you are cold or frightened.

   They stood outside for hours, shivering in the frosty air.

2. 2
   noun

   A sudden shaking movement caused by cold, fear, or excitement.

   A shiver ran down my spine when I heard the strange noise.

From a Germanic word, probably present in Old English though unattested, cognate with Old High German scivaro (German Schiefer (“slate”)).

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