Clue: Putting a coat on, eg never shivering outside home (9)
Answer: VENEERING
Explanation: Definition: Putting a coat on
 **Anagram of**(… shivering) EG NEVER **containing**(outside) IN(home, as in "I'll be home tonight").
Defn: …, that is, a coat of paint or varnish, say, on a surface.