shivering

Plural: shiverings

Noun

• a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever
• The action of a person or thing that shivers; a trembling.

Verb

• tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
• shake, as from cold
  • "The children are shivering--turn on the heat!"
• present participle and gerund of shiver

Adjective Satellite

• 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

chill, shaky, shiver, shudder, thrill, throb, trembling

Related Words

shivering Jemmy, shivering owl

Anagrams of shivering