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shivered
We have found lemma(root) word of shivered : shiver.
Definitions
[ˈʃɪvə], (Verb)
Definitions:
- shake slightly and uncontrollably as a result of being cold, frightened, or excited
(e.g: they shivered in the damp foggy cold)
Phrases:
Origin
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Middle English chivere, perhaps an alteration of dialect chavele ‘to chatter’, from Old English ceafl ‘jaw’
[ˈʃɪvə], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a momentary trembling movement
(e.g: she gave a little shiver as the wind flicked at her bare arms)
Phrases:
Origin
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Middle English chivere, perhaps an alteration of dialect chavele ‘to chatter’, from Old English ceafl ‘jaw’
[ˈʃɪvə], (Noun)
Definitions:
- each of the small fragments into which something such as glass is shattered when broken; a splinter
Phrases:
- shiver my timbers
Origin
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Middle English: from a Germanic base meaning ‘to split’; related to German Schiefer ‘slate’
[ˈʃɪvə], (Verb)
Definitions:
- break into such splinters or fragments
(e.g: the world seemed to shiver into a million splinters of prismatic colour)
Phrases:
- shiver my timbers
Origin
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Middle English: from a Germanic base meaning ‘to split’; related to German Schiefer ‘slate’
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