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shiver

1. shiv.er \'shiv-*r\ n [ME; akin to OE sce-adan to divide - more at SHED] 
   : one of the small pieces into which a brittle thing is broken by sudden v 
   iolence
2. shiver \-(*-)rin\ vb or shiv.er.ing : to break into many small pieces : 
   SHATTER 
3. shiver \-(*-)rin\ vb or shiv.er.ing [ME shiveren, alter. of chiveren] : 
   to undergo trembling : QUIVER; specif : to tremble in t he wind as it 
   strikes first one and then the other side (of a sail) : to cause (a sail) 
   to shiver by steering close to the wind 
4. shiver n : an instance of shivering : TREMBLE