Shiver

From a Germanic word, probably present in Old English though unattested, cognate with Old High German scivaro (German Schiefer â€˜slateâ€™).

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(plural shivers)

1851, Herman Melville, ,But if, in the face of all this, you still declare that whaling has no aesthetically noble associations connected with it, then am I ready to shiver fifty lances with you there, and unhorse you with a split helmet every time.
1904, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventure of the Six Napoleons, Norton (2005), page 1034:he found a plaster bust of Napoleon, which stood with several other works of art upon the counter, lying shivered into fragments.
2010, Christopher Hitchens, Hitch-22, Atlantic 2011, p. 183:A whole series of fault lines radiated away from this Lisbon earthquake, all of them shivering the structures of traditional order.

Origin uncertain, perhaps an alteration of chavel.

CreechThe man that shivered on the brink of sin,
Thus steeled and hardened, ventures boldly in.
1847, Charlotte BrontÃ«, Jane Eyre, Chapter XVIIIMr. Mason, shivering as some one chanced to open the door, asked for more coal to be put on the fire, which had burnt out its flame, though its mass of cinder still shone hot and red. The footman who brought the coal, in going out, stopped near Mr. Eshton's chair, and said something to him in a low voice, of which I heard only the words, "old woman,"â€”"quite troublesome."
1922, Margery Williams, The Velveteen RabbitHe was shivering a little, for he had always been used to sleeping in a proper bed, and by this time his coat had worn so thin and threadbare from hugging that it was no longer any protection to him.
2013-06-07, David Simpson, Fantasy of navigation, Like most human activities, ballooning has sponsored heroes and hucksters and a good deal in between. For every dedicated scientist patiently recording atmospheric pressure and wind speed while shivering at high altitudes, there is a carnival barker with a bevy of pretty girls willing to dangle from a basket or parachute down to earth.

They stood outside for hours, shivering in the frosty air.
(nautical, transitive) To cause to shake or tremble, as a sail, by steering close to the wind.

(plural shivers)

1907, w, The Younger Set Chapter 1/2, â€¦ presently Selwyn lay prone upon the nursery floor, impersonating a ladrone while pleasant shivers chased themselves over Drina, whom he was stalking.