Shiver

Tamil Dictionary definitions for Shiver

Shiver : நடுக்கம்

Shiver : நடுக்கம்

Shiver definition

Noun.

  1. One of the small pieces, or splinters, into which a brittle thing is broken by sudden violence; -- generally used in the plural.
  2. A thin slice; a shive.
  3. A variety of blue slate.
  4. A sheave or small wheel in a pulley.
  5. A small wedge, as for fastening the bolt of a window shutter.
  6. A spindle.
  7. The act of shivering or trembling.

Transitive verb.

  1. To break into many small pieces, or splinters; to shatter; to dash to pieces by a blow; as, to shiver a glass goblet.
  2. To cause to shake or tremble, as a sail, by steering close to the wind.

Intransitive verb.

  1. To separate suddenly into many small pieces or parts; to be shattered.
  2. To tremble; to vibrate; to quiver; to shake, as from cold or fear.