What is the meaning of shivering?

noun

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

verb

  • Tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement.
  • Shake, as from cold.
    • usage: "The children are shivering-turn on the heat"

adjective

  • Vibrating slightly and irregularly; as e. G. With fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze.
    • usage: "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"
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