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    shivering
    /ˈʃɪv(ə)rɪŋ/

    adjective

    • 1. shaking slightly and uncontrollably as a result of being cold, frightened, or excited: "he bought a warm winter coat for a shivering man"

    noun

    • 1. the action of shaking slightly and uncontrollably as a result of being cold, frightened, or excited: "gradually his shivering slowed"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSHIVERING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Shivering is the present participle of shiver, which means to shake slightly because of cold, illness, or fear. Learn more about the meaning, usage, and synonyms of shivering with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus.

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  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSHIVER | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Shiver is a verb that means to shake slightly because of feeling cold, ill, or frightened. It can also be a noun that means the act of shaking or a condition of being ill. See more meanings, idioms, and examples of shiver.

  4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › shiverShiver Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. : to undergo trembling : quiver. 2. : to tremble in the wind as it strikes first one and then the other side (of a sail) transitive verb.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySHIVERING | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    uk / ˈʃɪv.ə r/ us / ˈʃɪv.ɚ /. B2. When people or animals shiver, they shake slightly because they feel cold, ill, or frightened: The poor dog - it's shivering! He shivered with cold in his thin cotton shirt. Fewer examples.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › shiveringShivering - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    adjective. vibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze. “sparkling light from the shivering crystals of the chandelier”. synonyms: quivery, shaky, trembling. unsteady.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › shiveringShivering - definition of shivering by The Free Dictionary

    Shivering is a sensation of cold or fear that causes shaking or trembling. It can also mean breaking into fragments or splinters. See different meanings, examples and translations of shivering.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSHIVER definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Shiver is a verb that means to shake or tremble, usually from cold or fear. It can also be a noun that means a shaking or trembling motion, or a fragment of something broken. See more meanings, synonyms, pronunciation and examples of shiver.