shiver

To break into many small fragments or splinters; shatter; dash to pieces at a blow.

Synonyms Shatter, etc. See dash.

To burst, fly, or fall at once into many small pieces of parts.

To shake; shudder; tremble; quiver; specifically, to shake with cold.

Synonyms Shiver, Quake. Shudder, Quiver. We shiver with cold or a sensation like that of cold; we quake with fear; we shudder with horror. To quiver is to have a slight tremulous or fluttering motion.