ashiver

English

Etymology

a- +‎ shiver

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈʃɪvɚ/
• Rhymes: -ɪvɚ

Adjective

ashiver (not comparable)

1. Shivering.

   Synonyms: aquiver, atremble

   • 1865, Henry Alford, “The Seasons: A Masque”, in The Poetical Works of Henry Alford‎^[1], London: Alexander Strahan, page 337:

     Father Christmas, behold, all ashiver with cold,
     But the parent of blessings too vast to be told;

   • 1908, Rudyard Kipling, Letters to the Family‎^[2], Toronto: Macmillan, Letter 6, p. 47:

     The wind that sets the yellowed grass ashiver ’neath the Sun.

   • 1983, Nuruddin Farah, Close Sesame‎^[3], London: Allison & Busby, Part 2, Chapter 5, p. 97:

     He walked in the direction of Rooble’s, his lips ashiver with the shibboleths of the pious, thanking Allah for the loan of breath, life and soul; praying that Allah, the Prophets and the Saints would stay him during these most tempting hours.

   • 2001, Anita Desai, “The Rooftop Dwellers”, in Diamond Dust and Other Stories‎^[4], New York: Vintage, page 186:

     The pipal tree — of course! She stared at its massive trunk, pale in the moonlight, and the sinuous branches and twigs silvery and ashiver […]

Anagrams

• Harvies, haviers