ashiver

a- +‎ shiver

• IPA^(key): /əˈʃɪvə(ɹ)/
• Rhymes: -ɪvə(ɹ)

ashiver (not comparable)

1. Shivering.

   Synonyms: aquiver, atremble

   • 1865, Henry Alford, “The Seasons: A Masque” in The Poetical Works of Henry Alford, London: Alexander Strahan, p. 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, Toronto: Macmillan, Letter 6, p. 47,

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

   • 1983, Nuruddin Farah, Close Sesame, 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, New York: Vintage, p. 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 […]

• Harvies, haviers