# shiver

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈʃɪvɚ/ · frequency rank #27,283

## Definitions
1. To tremble or shake, especially when cold or frightened.
2. To cause to shake or tremble, as a sail, by steering close to the wind.

## Etymology
Origin uncertain, perhaps an alteration of chavel, or a frequentive of sheaf.

## Easily confused with
- **shove** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shiver-vs-shove)
- **skier** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shiver-vs-skier)
- **silver** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shiver-vs-silver)
- **shower** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shiver-vs-shower)
- **spider** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shiver-vs-spider)
- **sniper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shiver-vs-sniper)
- **shovel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shiver-vs-shovel)
- **shoved** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shiver-vs-shoved)
- **slider** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shiver-vs-slider)
- **spicer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shiver-vs-spicer)
- **sliver** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shiver-vs-sliver)
- **swivel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shiver-vs-swivel)
- **solver** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shiver-vs-solver)
- **shoves** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shiver-vs-shoves)
- **Snider** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shiver-vs-snider)
- **stover** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shiver-vs-stover)
- **shriver** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shiver-vs-shriver)
- **shiv** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shiv-vs-shiver)
- **shine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shine-vs-shiver)
- **sheer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sheer-vs-shiver)

## Common misspellings (9)
`hsiver`, `shhiver`, `shievr`, `shiverr`, `shivre`, `shivver`, `shvier`, `sihver`, `sshiver`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/shiver