 shivering |
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| 1. | [ noun ] (medicine) a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever | |
| Synonyms: | chill | |
| Related terms: | symptom shiver | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] vibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze | |
| Synonyms: | trembling quivering shaking quaking shaky | |
| Examples: | "a quaking bog" "the quaking child" "quivering leaves of a poplar tree" "with shaking knees" "seemed shaky on her feet" "trembling hands" |
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| Related terms: | unsteady | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] of persons and animals; feeling no warmth | |
| Synonyms: | chilled | |
| Examples: | "got chilled at the football game" "shivering in her thin coat" |
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| Related terms: | cold | |
| Similar spelling: |
severing |
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