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shivering
/ˈʃɪvɚɪŋ/ · 9 letters · 8 distinct letters
- noun
a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever
- adjective
vibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze
a quaking bog
- verb
tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
- verb
shake, as from cold
The children are shivering, turn on the heat!