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shiver

5 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) shiver (noun)
  2. 2) shiver (verb)
  3. 3) shiver (verb)
  4. 4) shiver (noun)
  5. shiver spar (noun)

1shiv·er

noun \ˈshi-vər\

Definition of SHIVER

: one of the small pieces into which a brittle thing is broken by sudden violence

Origin of SHIVER

Middle English; akin to Old High German scivaro splinter
First Known Use: 13th century

Rhymes with SHIVER

flivver, giver, liver, quiver, river, sliver

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