shiver
v.v. to shake slightly because you are cold, afraid, or excited. It is a quick movement your body makes that you cannot control.
v. to shake or tremble involuntarily, typically as a physiological response to low temperature or strong emotion. Often used to describe the physical manifestation of fear or anticipation.
The cold wind made me shiver.
The children began to shiver as they waited for the school bus in the snow.
Even under the thick wool blankets, he continued to shiver from the fever that had gripped him since the previous evening.
Origin uncertain, perhaps an alteration of chavel, or a frequentive of sheaf.
From a Germanic word, probably present in Old English though unattested, cognate with Old High German scivaro (German Schiefer (“slate”)).
Origin uncertain
The verb is intransitive and does not take a direct object.