shivering (n.)

  1. a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever

    [ Syn: chill ]

    shivering (adj.)

  1. vibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze; a quaking bog; the quaking child asked for more; quivering leaves of a poplar tree; with shaking knees; seemed shaky on her feet; sparkling light from the shivering crystals of the chandelier; trembling hands

    [ Syn: shaky , trembling ]

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