What is "shiver"

Shiver \Shiv"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Shivered; p. pr. & vb. n. Shivering.] [OE. schiveren, scheveren; cf. OD. scheveren. See Shiver a fragment.] 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 \Shiv"er\, n. [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.) A variety of blue slate.

4. (Naut.) 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. i. 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. [OE. chiveren, cheveren; of uncertain origin. This word seems to have been confused with shiver to shatter.] 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 \Shiv"er\, v. t. (Naut.) To cause to shake or tremble, as a sail, by steering close to the wind.

Shiver \Shiv"er\, n. The act of shivering or trembling.

"to break in or into many small pieces," c.1200, from the source of shiver (n.). Chiefly in phrase shiver me timbers (1835), "a mock oath attributed in comic fiction to sailors" [OED]. My timbers! as a nautical oath (probably euphemistic) is attested from 1789 (see timber (n.)). Related: Shivered; shivering.

"shake," c.1400, alteration of chiveren (c.1200), of uncertain origin, perhaps from Old English ceafl "jaw," on notion of chattering teeth. Spelling change of ch- to sh- is probably from influence of shake. Related: Shivered; shivering.

"small piece, splinter, fragment, chip," c.1200, perhaps from an unrecorded Old English word, related to Middle Low German schever schiver "splinter," Old High German scivero, from Proto-Germanic *skif- "split" (cognates: Old High German skivaro "splinter," German Schiefer "splinter, slate"), from PIE *skei- "to cut, split" (see shed (v.)). Commonly in phrases to break to shivers "break into bits" (mid-15c.). Also, shiver is still dialectal for "a splinter" in Norfolk and Lincolnshire.

"a tremulous, quivering motion," 1727, from shiver (v.1). The shivers in reference to fever chills is from 1861.

Etymology 1 n. 1 A fragment or splinter, especially of glass or stone. 2 (context obsolete UK dialect English) A thin slice; a shive. 3 (context geology English) A variety of blue slate. 4 (context nautical English) A sheave or small wheel in a pulley. 5 A small wedge, as for fastening the bolt of a window shutter. 6 (context obsolete UK dialect English) A spindle. vb. To break into splinters or fragments. Etymology 2

n. 1 The act or result of shivering. 2 (lb en medicine) A bodily response to early hypothermi

1. ^{(w Shivering Wp)} v

2. To tremble or shake, especially when cold or frightened.

1. n. reflex shaking caused by cold or fear or excitement [syn: tremble, shake]

2. an almost pleasurable sensation of fright; "a frisson of surprise shot through him" [syn: frisson, chill, quiver, shudder, thrill, tingle]

3. v. tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement [syn: shudder, throb, thrill]

4. shake, as from cold; "The children are shivering--turn on the heat!" [syn: shudder]

Shiver refers to shivering, a bodily function in response to early hypothermia in warm-blooded animals.

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Shiver, released May 18, 2005, is the first album released by D. C. Simpson, author of the webcomics Ozy and Millie and I Drew This. The album was recorded by the artist and released on CafePress.com, but the tracks have also been made available for free download.

There is also an expanded edition with an alternative cover, demos, and extra songs.

The songs on the album were written from 1999 ("Impression of You") to 2005 ("Still Nina").

"Shiver" is Natalie Imbruglia's first single from her third album release Counting Down the Days and it is her 8th single overall.

Shiver was the debut album by Canadian rock act Rose Chronicles. It was released in 1994 by Nettwerk Records.

The album won the Juno Award for Best Alternative Album at the Juno Awards of 1995.

"Shiver" was a single by American R&B singer George Benson, which entered the UK Singles Chart on 29 November 1986. It reached a peak position of number 19, and remained in the chart for 9 weeks.

"Shiver" is a maxi-single by the Japanese rock band, The Gazette. It was released on July 21, 2010 in three editions; the "Optical Impression" edition, "Auditory Impression" edition, and "Kuroshitsuji II: Limited Edition", the first coming with a DVD containing the music video and making for the song "Shiver", and the second with a bonus track, and the third which contains the TV version of the song and the DVD which is the opening clip.

"Shiver" is a song written and recorded by British alternative rock band Coldplay. British record producer Ken Nelson and Coldplay produced the track for their debut album Parachutes. Vocalist Chris Martin admitted that "Shiver" was written for a specific woman, from whom the media has generated several speculations. The song contains influences attributed to American singer-songwriter Jeff Buckley, whom Coldplay's early influences were drawn from.

The song was released as the album's lead single in the United Kingdom, and second in the United States following the hit single " Yellow". The single reached number 35 on the UK Singles Chart, and its critical reception has been generally positive.

Shiver is the second solo studio album by New Zealand singer Jenny Morris, released on 24 July 1989 (see 1989 in music) by Warner Music Group. The album was produced by Andrew Farriss and was critically acclaimed to be Morris's "most successful — and best" album to date. Shiver debuted inside the top twenty on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart and was certified double platinum by ARIA. It yielded five singles: "Saved Me", "She Has to Be Loved", "Aotearoa", "Street of Love" and "Self Deceiver".

Shiver was commercially successful in Australia. In early August 1989, it debuted at number fifteen on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart. It went to peak at number five on its fifteenth week and stayed there for two consecutive weeks. The album spent a total of forty-one weeks in the top fifty, and fifty-seven weeks in the top one-hundred. The Australian Recording Industry Association awarded the album double platinum certification for shipping 140,000 copies and became the thirtiest highest selling album in Australia for 1989. It sold around 250,000 copies in Australia.

Jonathan Lewis of AllMusic stated that although Shiver was not a huge leap from her previous album, it showed that she was maturing as a songwriter. He ends the review stating "The most successful — and best — of Jenny Morris' albums." The album also features Morris's cover version of "(Beggar on The) Street of Love" by Australian musician Paul Kelly.

Shiver is the first studio album by the country music artist Jamie O'Neal. Released on October 31, 2000, the album reached its peak of number 14 on the U.S. Top Country Albums chart and number 125 on the Billboard 200. It was certified Gold by the RIAA for sales of 500,000. The album was released through Mercury Nashville Records. Five singles were released from Shiver, the first two ("There Is No Arizona" and "When I Think About Angels") managed to reach number 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.

The album included a duet with the country singer Mark Wills, who also recorded for Mercury at the time. The track, "I'm Not Gonna Do Anything Without You", was released as a single for Wills, and reached number 31 on the country charts. The song is also available on Wills' studio album, Loving Every Minute.

After the release of this album, O'Neal recorded a second album for Mercury, entitled On My Way to You. Although its lead-off single peaked at number 34 in 2003, the album was not released and O'Neal exited Mercury. She then signed to Capitol Records Nashville to release her next album, Brave (2005).

"Shiver" is a song recorded by Canadian recording artist Shawn Desman for his third studio album, Fresh (2010). It was released to digital retailers through the UOMO label on February 23, 2010 as the lead single from Fresh, and reached a peak position of number 18 on the Canadian Hot 100 for the week of May 15, 2010. "Shiver" is Desman's first single to be released in five years, since "Red Hair" in 2005.

To further promote the single, other versions of the single were released digitally: "Shiver (Dance Remix)" was released on May 18, 2010, "Shiver (UOMO Remix)" was released on May 25, 2010, and an EP containing two French adaptations of "Shiver", entitled "Shiver (French Mixes)", was released on June 1, 2010.References for other digital versions:

• Dance Remix:
• Uomo Remix:
• French remix EP:

"Shiver" is a song co-written and recorded by Australian country music artist Jamie O'Neal. It was released in September 2001 as the third single and title track from the album Shiver. The song reached #21 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. The song was written O'Neal, Lisa Drew and Shaye Smith.

Shiver is a 2003 Hong Kong horror film directed by Billy Chung and starring Francis Ng, Athena Chu, Nick Cheung and Tiffany Lee.