Shivering

/ˈʃɪvəɹɪŋ/

Synonyms for "shivering" (105 found)

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Closest matches (21)

ache aching agitated ague aguey aguish algidall shook upall-overish aspenblue with coldbumpiness chattering chilblain chilblains chill chilliness chilling chilly chorea

Noun(1 words)

chill

Strong matches (32)

coldcold creepscold shiverscool creeps cryopathy dither dithers ditheryduck bumpsfidgeting fidgetyfits and startsfluttery freezing frostbite frozenfrozen to deathgoose bumpsgoose pimples

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gooseflesh half-frozen horripilationin a quiverjactation jactitation jerkiness jittery joltiness jumpy

Noun(1 words)

febrile tremor

Verb(1 words)

fluttered

Related words (52)

kibe palsied palsy quaking quavering quavery quivering quivery shakes shaking shaky shiver shivers shiveryshook upshuddering skittery spasm spasms succussatory

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succussion succussive timorous trembling trembly tremulant tremulous tremulousness twitchy twittery vibrating vibrationwith chattering teethwobbly

Noun(16 words)

precarious quake quiver quivering rigor shake shaking shivery shudder tremble trembling tremor tremulous unstable vibrate volatile

Adjective(2 words)

shaky trembling

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6 relation types

More general

11 entries

descriptive adjectivefigurative languagemetaphorical descriptionmotionmotion adjectivepathophysiological processphysical reactionphysiological responsephysiological statesymptom vibration

More specific

14 entries

cold induced tremorexercise-induced shiveringfebrile tremorfreezinghypothermic shiveringquake quiver rigors shakeshivering cablesshivering economyshivering leavesshivering markettremble

Collocations

16 entries

begin to shivercold shiveringfebrile shiveringinvoluntary shiveringsevere shiveringshiver down the spineshiver violentlyshiver with coldshiver with fearshivering coldshivering fitshivering in the windshivering tremorsshivering with anticipationshivering with fearthermoregulatory shivering

Inflections

5 entries

more shiveringmost shiveringshivered shiverings shivers

Derivations

5 entries

shiver shivered shiveringly shivers shivery

similar

1 entries

unsteady

Sample sentences

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The poor boys were shivering with fear.

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Right, I said, shivering at this recital as a man would who gets hysterical while taking a shower if a bit of soap stings his eye.

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It was so cold that he was shivering.

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He is shivering on the brink.

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