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Etymology

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From a- +‎ shiver.

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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 []

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