Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ashiver

/əˈʃɪvɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ashiv-er
IPA: /əˈʃɪvɚ/

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Example Sentences

"Father Christmas, behold, all ashiver with cold, But the parent of blessings too vast to be told;"
"The wind that sets the yellowed grass ashiver ’neath the Sun."
"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."
"The pipal tree — of course! She stared at its massive trunk, pale in the moonlight, and the sinuous branches and twigs silvery and ashiver […]"

Etymology

From a- + shiver.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: a

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /əˈʃɪvɚ/
British English: /əˈʃɪvə/

Synonyms

aquiver atremble

Rhymes With

river south river north river west river hunter river murray river liver clyde river giver shiver sliver quiver

Questions

How do you pronounce ashiver?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈʃɪvɚ/.
What does ashiver mean?: Shivering.
Where does ashiver come from?: From a- + shiver.

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