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- Dictionaryshivering/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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verb [ I ] 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. She shivered, and gathered the blanket around her. Arthur shivered involuntarily as he came out of the building.
( esp. of a person or animal) to shake slightly and quickly because of feeling cold, ill, or frightened: Your creepy look makes me shiver. Robbins shivered in the chill air. shiver.
noun (1) shiv· er ˈshi-vər. Synonyms of shiver. : one of the small pieces into which a brittle thing is broken by sudden violence. shiver. 2 of 4. verb (1) shivered; shivering ˈshi-və-riŋ. ˈshiv-riŋ. transitive + intransitive. : to break into many small pieces : shatter. shiver. 3 of 4. verb (2) shivered; shivering ˈshi-və-riŋ. ˈshiv-riŋ.
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.
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.
v. shiv·ered, shiv·er·ing, shiv·ers. v.intr. 1. To shake or tremble, as from cold or fear. See Synonyms at shake. 2. To quiver or vibrate, as by the force of the wind. v.tr. Nautical. To cause (a sail) to flutter by sailing too close to the wind.
Shiver, quake, shudder refer to a vibratory muscular movement, a trembling, usually involuntary. We shiver with cold, or a sensation such as that of cold: to shiver in thin clothing on a frosty day; to shiver with pleasant anticipation. We quake especially with fear: to quake with fright.
We shudder with horror or abhorrence; the agitation is more powerful and deep-seated than shivering or trembling: to shudder at pictures of an atrocity.
n. the act of shivering; a tremulous motion. the shivers ⇒ an attack of shivering, esp through fear or illness. Etymology: 13th Century chiveren, perhaps variant of chevelen to chatter (used of teeth), from Old English ceafl jowl1.
(of a person) to shake slightly because you are cold, frightened, excited, etc. Don't stand outside shivering—come inside and get warm! He shivered at the thought of the cold, dark sea. shiver with something to shiver with cold/fear/excitement/pleasure. Extra Examples. Topics Feelings c1, Health problems c1. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.
