shivering

noun

shivering

noun

/ˈʃɪvəɹɪŋ/

1

The action of a person or thing that shivers; a trembling.

  • He was shivering due to the cold temperature in the room.
  • Generally speaking, the attack does not involve more inconvenience than this; but in some cases there are shiverings and flushings, cough, loss of appetite, and pain in the right side...1847, Fleetwood Churchill, Robert M. Huston, The diseases of females: including those of pregnancy and childbed:
Related terms
shivering Jemmy, shivering owl

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